ATE 2612 - Animal Medicine

School of Veterinary Technology

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Fall 2025 (655)

Requisites

Prerequisite ATE 2631 with a minimum grade of C and
Pre- or Co-requisite ATE 1211 with a minimum grade of C and
Pre- or Co-requisite ATE 2638 with a minimum grade of C

Course Description

The course topics include immunity, disease prevention, common vaccinations and diseases, physical therapy, oxygen and fluid therapy, transfusion medicine, and obstetrics/pediatric care in companion animals.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will examine the principles of immunity and serology by:
    1. Discussing the basic principles of immunity
    2. Explaining the basic principles of serology, including sensitivity and specificity
  2. The student will discuss significant features of the prevalent infectious and non-infectious diseases of companion animals by:
    1. Outlining prevalent infectious diseases
    2. Summarizing common endocrine diseases
    3. Explaining relevant urinary diseases
    4. Describing routine dermatologic conditions
    5. Summarizing relevant cardiovascular diseases
    6. Explaining relevant reproductive diseases
  3. The student will discuss oxygen therapy in veterinary medicine by:
    1. Identifying the basic principles of oxygen therapy, including indications and complications
    2. Choosing the most appropriate method for oxygen therapy for a patient based on signalment and health status
    3. Summarizing nebulization therapy and its indications
    4. Explaining monitoring for patients receiving oxygen therapy
  4. The student will discuss fluid therapy in veterinary medicine by:
    1. Outlining the basic principles of fluid therapy, including indications, contraindications, and complications
    2. Electing most appropriate method for fluid therapy for a patient based on signalment and health status
    3. Analyzing different types of medical fluid
    4. Calculating fluid rate for rehydration, maintenance, and shock
    5. Describing monitoring for patients receiving fluid therapy
  5. The student will explain transfusion medicine in companion animals by:
    1. Identifying basic principles of blood and plasma transfusions, including indications, contraindications, and complications
    2. Summarizing pretransfusion testing
    3. Outlining technique of blood collection from donor animals
    4. Analyzing different types of blood products
    5. Summarizing monitoring for patients receiving transfusions
  6. The student will discuss obstetrical and pediatric care in veterinary medicine by:
    1. Explaining maternal care during pregnancy, whelping, and postpartum/lactation
    2. Outlining the steps necessary in preparation of whelping
    3. Identifying indications for veterinary intervention during whelping
    4. Describing proper care of litter during post-whelping period
    5. Explaining the weaning process and signs of illness in neonates
  7. The student will demonstrate techniques of veterinary physical rehabilitation by:
    1. Identifying benefits of physical rehabilitation in companion animals
    2. Selecting most appropriate method for physicalrehabilitation given signalment and history
    3. Summarizing indications and application of various physical rehabilitation

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum of 70 percent accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

Revised 8/84 Revised 3/86 DBT 3/23/93 Effective Session 19923 3 YR C&I Review 1992-93 C&I 10/27/98; DBT 11/16/98 Effective Session 19991. 3 Year Review 2002. 3 Year Review 2006. C&I 10/23/07, BOT 12/17/07, Effective 20081(0400). 3-Year Review 2010: Acceptable As Is. C&I Approval: 01/20/2012, BOT Approval: 02/21/2012, Effective Term: Fall 2012 (460).
C&I Approval: 02/12/2025, BOT Approval: 03/18/2025, Effective Term: Fall 2025 (655)

Related Programs

  1. Veterinary Technology (VETTC-AS) (640) (Active)