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GENERAL PRACTITIONER ADVANCED CERTIFICATE
SWINDON, UK
SMALL ANIMAL MEDICINE
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Gastrointestinal I Practical therapeutic • The standard
echocardiographic views and
• Describe how to diagnose and techniques how to optimise them
manage oesophageal disease • Recognise the indications and • The useful ultrasonic
• Evaluate the current literature contraindications for enteral measurements needed to make
on the aetiopathogenesis and nutrition a diagnosis
management of inflammatory • Practise how to place a
bowel disease and small cell naso-oesophageal and 15
lymphoma oesophagostomy tube
• Recognise the role of • Describe how to place and Respiratory medicine
bacteria in canine and feline manage a central venous
gastrointestinal disease catheter • Review the optimal procedure
• Explain the indications and • Recognise and practise the for bronchoscopy and airway
technique for gastrointestinal indications and technique for sampling
tract endoscopy placement of a thoracic drain • Explain the use of CT in the
• Perform an upper and • Practise the techniques for diagnosis of respiratory tract
lower gastrointestinal tract bone marrow aspiration, disease
endoscopy arthrocentesis and CSF • Describe the management
of bronchial diseases and
sampling selected disorders of the
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pleural space
Gastrointestinal II 14 • Discuss the diagnosis and
management of pulmonary
• Discuss the latest Practical diagnostic hypertension
developments in the diagnosis imaging • Interpret thoracic radiographs
and management of canine • Practise abdominal from real-life clinical cases
chronic liver disease ultrasonography and recognise
• Evaluate the current literature how to identify the adrenal
on the management of glands, pancreas and lymph
portosystemic shunts nodes
• Describe an approach to the • Describe the techniques of
cat with inflammatory liver ultrasound-guided sampling
disease and practise these techniques
• Review the diagnostic tests and on models
management options for canine • Review the theory and practise
and feline acute pancreatitis
echocardiography on live
animals
12 Taught sessions Practical components Scanning components
