Transcript Large animal medicine

LARGE ANIMAL MEDICINE
LARGE ANIMAL MEDICINE
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Rotation Emphasis: equine/
ruminant medicine
Recommended: food animal,
large animal, equine, and mixed
emphasis
Best time to take: caseload is
variable; spring for equine
neonates, summer/fall for others
Clinic Schedule: M-F 7:30 am6:30 pm (till done)
Outpatient/Inpatient: both; herd
visit.
Weekend Emergency Duty: yes;
on a rotational basis with other
students on the large animal
services
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What should you expect to do:
history, physical exam, diagnostics and
interpretation, treatment plan, medical
care, patient monitoring, 2) record
keeping, 3) ± communications, 4) herd
visit.
Organization of receiving: individuals
or in pairs
Service Specific Clinic Work
Expectations: patient care, record
keeping, sample submission,
discharge orders, case summaries
On-Call Schedule/ICU: participate in
on-call schedule; occasional ICU duty.
Study Expectations: 1-1.5 hours
“case-related” reading per admission,
rounds participation/presentations,
literature review as required on a caseby-case basis.
LAH Grand Rounds – One case per
week per rotation.