250-304 Clinical Sciences 4: Diseases of the Nervous System and Special Senses, Endocrine System and the Skin

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Students completing this subject should:

• be aware of the importance of clinical signs which indicate a disturbance of structure and function of either the central and peripheral nervous system, the endocrine system represented by the thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary and adrenal glands, and the skin, eye and ear;

• be able to recognise, describe and interpret morphological changes in these systems at both the macroscopic and microscopic level;

• have a knowledge of causes and manifestations of disease in the nervous system and endocrine systems, and specialised organs such as the skin, eye and ear, and be able to recognise if the disease is expressed locally or as disturbances of whole body function or other organ function;

• understand the principles of patient management and therapy for disorders of the nervous and endocrine systems, and specialised organs such as the skin, eye and ear, and the principles of providing a prognosis; and

• be aware of the uses and limitations of ancillary investigations such as electroencephalography, radiology, clinical pathology, bacteriology, virology, parasitology, serology, and pathology of biopsy specimens in diagnosis and management.

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Injury to the animal's nervous and hormonal regulatory systems. Disorders of the nervous system, endocrine system and skin; pathological, medical, radiological and surgical aspects. Disease of the ear. Ophthalmology.

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