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LARGE ANIMAL DERMATOLOGY LAMS 5201

Amelia Woolums DVM, PhD
Room H331B:  Office number 542-9329

Reference: 
Scott's Large Animal Dermatology

Date Time Topic  
    Alopecia, scaling, crusting, exudation  
    Papules, nodules, or masses  
    Vesicle, bullae, ulcers and/or erosionsEdema, swelling and necrosis  
    Changes in pigmentation  
    Miscellaneous  
    AQS/Practice Problems  

Date for exam.
100 points
Short answer

An unexcused absence from an exam will be recorded as a zero.  A student that has an excused absence from an exam must take the exam within a given period of time as directed by the instructor, or the grade for the missed exam will be recorded as a zero.  No retesting.

Course grade: 
Coordinated by Dr. Woolums, Room H-331B  542-9329
135-150 = A (90%)
120-134 = B (80%)
105-119 = C (70%)
90-104 = D (60%)
< 104 = F

Major Objectives for Large Animal Section:

1. Be able to differentiate the main etiologic classifications of skin diseases based on clinical signs.
2. Be able to recognize description of clinical signs, understand etiology, diagnose and treat the most common skin diseases of large animals.
3. Based on clinical presentation, be able to generate a list of differential diagnoses for the most common skin diseases of large animals. Be able to recommend treatment and control approaches for each differential.

References:

1. Large Animal Internal Medicine, 3rd ed., pp. 182-206, 1200-1232.B.P. Smith, 2002.
2. Large Animal Dermatology, D. Scott, 1988.
3. A Color Atlas of Equine Dermatology, R.R. Pascoe, 1990.
4. Manual of Equine Dermatology, Pascoe & Knottendelt, 1999.

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