Veterinary Case Study #4 - Non-transmissible disease (equine)
Introduce your students to the veterinary diagnostic process, while working on collaboration, identifying credible resources, & critical thinking!
This lab package presents a patient, patient history, & physical exam findings in a step-by-step fashion. Each page gives students a litlte more information & poses questions for students to work through. This particular case presents a textbook early case of botulism in horses, inspired by a recent real life botulism outbreak.
While working through this case in small groups, or even as a class, students will...
- Practice working collaboratively in small groups
- Practice identifying credible sources & sifting through information
- Practice working up a veterinary case, including
Collecting & evaluating historical information
Evaluating physical exam findings
Identifying abnormal findings
Formulating problem lists & differential diagnoses
- Use critical thinking to synthesize case information with prior knowledge
- Learn & use new veterinary vocabulary
- Practice basic nutrition calculations
- Learn more about botulism, an uncommon disease of livestock species that most commonly affects horses
- There was a recent outbreak of botulism in horses traced to a specific feed brand
***This product will be downloaded as a ZIP folder. After downloading, extract the folder to access all files (usually right click > Extract).***
What's Included?
- Case Study #4 Student Activity Worksheet
- Case Study #4 Teacher Activity Key
- Case Study #4 Presentation (includes video & images related to case)