<p>JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE COURSE SYLLABUS</p><p>Course title: Veterinary Surgery I Course symbol & number: VM 482 Course credits: 3 hours (2 theories and 1 practical) </p><p>Course coordinator : Dr. Zuhair A. Malkawi Telephone: ext. 22061 Office contact hours: 1-3 pm Sun and Tue Email: [email protected] </p><p>Course description: Veterinary Surgery I aims to introduce the 4th year veterinary students to the basic principles of veterinary surgery and anesthesiology.</p><p>Course objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, the students will acquire knowledge that enables them to:</p><p>1. Learn the principles of surgery room conducts including asepsis, instrument handling and care, and surgery site and animal preparation for surgery.</p><p>2. Learn the physiology of wound and fracture healing and healing complications.</p><p>3. Learn and apply basic surgical skills to treat various minor surgical problems in different animal species. </p><p>4. Learn different surgical approaches and techniques to the most common surgical operations of various body organs and systems of domestic animals.</p><p>5. Learn different types of suture materials and their prosperities, and applications of different suturing patterns in various body organs.</p><p>6. Handling critical care and emergency cases and treatment of traumatized animals.</p><p>7. Learn how to write various treatment prescriptions and after care recommendations to owners.</p><p>8. Handling and treating of post-surgical complications. </p><p>9. Respect animal rights and professional code of practice in animal handling. </p><p>Syllabus/ Theory </p><p>Lecture NO. Date Lecture Topic 1 12/2 Course Introduction History of Veterinary Surgery 2 14/2 Inflammation, abscesses Phlegmon and gangrene 3 19/2 Sinuses, ulcers and fistulas Tumors, cysts and bursae 4 21/2 Hematoma Hemorrhage and hemostasis 5 26/2 Fluid therapy Shock 6 5/3 Hernias and abdominal wall surgeries</p><p>7 7/3 Classification of fractures and first aid measures</p><p>8 12/3 Fracture healing and principles of repair</p><p>9 14/3 External coaptation devices</p><p>10 19/3 External fixators Internal fixation devices 11 21/3 First Hour Exam</p><p>12 26/3 Classification of skin wounds</p><p>13 28/3 Wound healing</p><p>14 2/4 Management of open wounds</p><p>15 4/4 Skin flaps</p><p>16 9/4 Skin grafts</p><p>17 11/4 Surgical drains </p><p>18 16/4 Second Hour Exam</p><p>18 18/4 Bone Grafting and sequestrum formation</p><p>19 23/4 Osteitis and osteomyelitis</p><p>20 25/4 Arthritis and joint affections</p><p>21 30/4 Tendon and muscle affections</p><p>22 2/5 Pre-anesthetic evaluation Pre-anesthetic drugs 23 7/5 Sedatives and tranquilizers</p><p>24 9/5 Principles of general anesthesia</p><p>25 14/5 Injectable anesthetics</p><p>26 16/5 Inhalation anesthetics</p><p>The practical sessions cover the following:</p><p>Week Practical session 1 Introduction Surgical theater conducts 2 Pre operative patient evaluation Surgical site preparation 3 Preparation of the surgeon Preparation of the instruments 4 Surgical instruments handling and care</p><p>5 Suture Materials and suturing techniques</p><p>6 Suturing techniques applications</p><p>7 Arthrocentesis CSF taps Abdominocentesis Thoracocentesis 8 Pre-anesthetic evaluation Sedation and tranquilization 9 Local analgesia techniques of the head</p><p>10 Local analgesia of the limbs</p><p>11 Epidural and spinal analgesia In Large Animals</p><p>12 Flank analgesia of ruminants Analgesia of the Udder and Teat</p><p>Distribution of the marks 1st term exam theory 20% 2nd term exam theory 20% Practical exam 15% Quizzes 5% ------Subtotal 60% Final exam theory 30% Final exam practical 10% ------Grand Total 100% </p><p>References:  Techniques in Large Animal Surgery  The Practice of Large Animal Surgery, Vol. I and II  An Atlas in Veterinary Surgery, John Hicknman, 1985.  Equine Surgery,J.A.Auer, 1992.  Lameness in Horses O.R.Adams, 1990.  Textbook of Large Animal Surgery, Oehme, 1988.  Veterinary surgery, E.R. Frank 1964  Dollar’s veterinary surgery, Edited by J.J.O’Connor 1965</p>