ATE 2638 - Animal Lab Procedures I

School of Veterinary Technology

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Summer 2019 (560)

Requisites

Prerequisite Any College-level BSC or ZOO and
Prerequisite ATE 1211 with a minimum grade of C and
Pre- or Co-requisite ATE 2638L

Course Description

This lecture course is designed to introduce the veterinary technician student to common parasites and their life cycles seen in routine veterinary practice. Hematology and the kinetics of the hematopoietic system are discussed with emphasis on normal blood smears and common changes seen during disease states of domestic animals.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will recognize common parasites of domestic animals and the way to diagnose infection by:
    1. identifying different eggs observed on fecal flotation and fecal sedimentation techniques.
    2. describing different larval states obtained from a Baermann technique.
    3. discussing methods used to perform tests for heartworm disease.
  2. The student will describe the principles of red blood cell and white blood cell dynamics and how these populations are affected by disease states seen in domestic animals by:
    1. determining absolute differentials.
    2. identifying certain blood cells.
    3. recognizing abnormalities in certain blood cells characteristic of certain disease states seen in domestic animals.
    4. recognizing the coagulation pathways.
    5. choosing specific tests utilizing learned objectives from class to determine a specific coagulation disorder.
    6. determining a platelet count from both an accurate platelet cell count and an estimation from a blood smear.
  3. The student will recognize anemias and explain their classification by:
    1. formulating red blood cell indices.
    2. explaining the morphology of red blood cells.
    3. identifying any red blood cell inclusions present on the blood smear and recognizing what type of stain is specific for diagnosing the exact inclusion present.
  4. The student will understand the principles of a complete urinalysis by:
    1. describing various collection techniques.
    2. performing physical and chemical evaluations with urine samples.
    3. analyzing formed elements in urine.

Criteria Performance Standard

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

History of Changes

Revised 7/85 DBT 11/20/86 Revised 3/86 Effective Session 19862 3 YR C & I Review 1992-1993. C & I 10/27/98; DBT 11/16/98, Eff 19991. C&I 9/28/99; DBT 10/19/99, Eff Sess 20001. Online 2000-1 3 Year Review 2003. C&I Approval: 10/23/2007, BOT Approval: 12/17/2007, Effective Term: Fall 2008 (400). C&I Approval: 11/20/2015, BOT Approval: 03/15/2016, Effective Term: Summer 2016 (515). C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Spring 2019 (555).
C&I Approval: 02/14/2019, BOT Approval: 03/19/2019, Effective Term: Summer 2019 (560)

Related Programs

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