GENERAL PRACTICE ROTATION
SMALL ANIMAL THERIOGENOLOGY
Within the General Practice rotation, you will be asked to complete several tasks to ensure review of topics in small animal theriogenology that you are likely to encounter as a general practitioner. Dr. Root will meet with you one day for rounds to go over material face-to-face and answer any questions you may have. You also may have the opportunity to see small animal theriogenology cases with Dr. Root, depending on the case loads in General Practice and Small Animal Theriogenology. Decisions about case exposure will be made by the General Practice clinicians.
VAGINAL CYTOLOGY REVIEW
This is an individual assignment. You may work on this as a group but every student on the General Practice service must hand in an assignment.
Click here to access a vaginal cytology review. For each case presented, give the following information:
1) Are the vaginal epithelial cells predominantly cornified or non-cornified?
Does the cornification match my expectation for this patient?
2) Are there inflammatory cells present? Is the number appropriate or excessive?
3) What is your primary rule-out or consideration for this client and patient,
based on this information? Why is that your primary rule-out? What will you
do next?
Create a written report with the above information for each case. Submit this as a Word document to Dr. Root via email (rootk001@umn.edu) in the first week of the rotation.
Learning objective: By completion of this exercise, the student will demonstrate ability to interpret cell types on vaginal cytology specimens from female dogs, and clinical reasoning.
Satisfactory completion: Submission of a written report describing all 6 cases by each student, due at the end of the first week of the rotation.
CASE REVIEW AND WRITTEN REPORT
This is a group assignment. Decide as a group which student will cover each of the cases below. If your group consists of fewer than five students new to the rotation, you need not do all the cases. When the assignment is submitted to Dr. Root, copies should be sent to all of the other students on the General Practice service as well. We will discuss these cases as a group in the second week of the rotation.
Click on the cases below. For each one, you will be given the signalment, history,
and physical examination findings.To complete the exercise, create a written
report, providing:
1) a synopsis of the case, as you might present to another clinician as you
handed this case over to them - this is excellent practice for referral cases
you will send to other hospitals in the future, and for communications with
other veterinarians in facilities where you may work
2) a list or problems and rule-outs - this permits me to see your thought process
3) a list of diagnostic tests you would run and interpretation of results- diagnostic
test results can be accessed through the links present on each case's web page.
You may choose not to run all the tests available. Make sure you could defend
all of your choices to the owner.
4) a treatment plan and estimate of costs for the owner.
Submit this as a Word document to Dr. Root via email (rootk001@umn.edu) by 8:00 am on the second Wednesday of your rotation. Please remember to copy your classmates on this mailing so we all have the same information for our rounds discussion.
"Aurora"
"Dempsey"
"Scamper"
"Bitsy"
"Ladybird"
Learning objective: By completion of this exercise, the student will demonstrate clinical reasoning, ability to synthesize information to create diagnostic and treatment plans, and an awareness of economic impact of their recommendations on the client.
Satisfactory completion: Submission of written report for cases by the group, due by the second Wednesday of the rotation.
Study guides for case discussion
BRUCELLOSIS SUMMARY
Click on the citation below to access an excellent review article about canine brucellosis. There is no assignment to hand in; this is just for your review. Study guide questions you may wish to ponder are:
1) What is the most common clinical presentation of canine brucellosis in bitches?
In male dogs?
2) How accurate is the rapid slide agglutination test (RSAT)? What other tests
are available?
3) How do we manage individual dogs that are infected with Brucella canis?
Dogs in kennels?
Hollett RB. Canine brucellosis: Outbreaks and compliance. Theriogenology 2006;66:575-587.
Learning objective: By completion of this exercise, the student will demonstrate working knowledge of canine brucellosis.
Satisfactory completion: No assignment is due. However, questions about brucellosis may be asked by Dr. Root and the other clinicians on the service.