Embryonics Limited
Non-Repro LA Ultrasonography Course
Ultrasound examination is the most under-used diagnostic technique in farm animal practice yet it often yields significant information that cannot be gleaned from a detailed clinical examination. Ultrasound examination of any organ system in cattle and sheep takes less than five minutes and is an invaluable diagnostic technique.
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1 - day course ( 7 CPD Hours )
Bovine Learning Objectives:
1. Chest
- Identification of common lung and pleural pathologies.
- Diagnosis of endocarditis & confirmation of septic pericarditis, cardiac tumors etc.
- Ultrasound findings to select antibiotic therapy.
- Applications after respiratory disease outbreak in calves, and in adult cattle after calving.
2. Abdomen
- Diagnose peritonitis, liver abscesses, pyelonephritis & intestinal torsion etc.
Ovine Learning Objectives:
1. Chest
- Identification of common lung and pleural pathologies.
- OPA diagnosis.
- Using ultrasound findings to select antibiotic therapy.
- Monitoring response of respiratory disease to antibiotic therapy over time.
2. Abdomen
- Early diagnosis of urolithiasis and secondary hydronephrosis.
- Detection of liver pathology caused by liver fluke.
- Identification and differentiation between peritoneal exudate and transudate.
3. Male Reproductive Tract
- Identification of epididymitis rather than orchitis/sperm granuloma.