NEUROLOGICAL HISTORY AND EXAM PROTOCOLS OF DOGS AND CATS

Continuing Education Credits
Course meets the requirements for 5 RACE hours of continuing education credit for veterinary technicians and veterinarians in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB's RACE approval. However, participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery. RACE Subject Category: Medical; Delivery Method: Non-interactive Distance; Program Number 1274673

Continuing Education Credits

Course meets the requirements for 5 RACE hours of continuing education credit for veterinary technicians and veterinarians in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB's RACE approval. However, participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery.

RACE Subject Category: Medical; Delivery Method: Non-interactive Distance; Program Number 1274673

Content Presenter
Deena Tiches, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)

Course Focus and Learning Objectives
Neurological History and Exam Protocols of Dogs and Cats is a self-study course. Veterinary neurology, in general, is often a difficult and confusing topic for general practitioners. The basis of clinical neurology is lesion localization. Lesion localization can only be achieved with a good neurological examination and history. This self-study course first focuses on how to obtain an accurate history from owners. Next it reviews how best to perform and interpret a neurological examination. Overall, this course helps participants develop their history-taking protocols and enhance their neurological examination skills. At the end of the presentation attendees should be able to: outline comprehensive history taking protocols of patients with neurologic signs categorize the sign-time graph for patients with vascular, trauma, metabolic and neoplastic brain disease outline a neurological examination protocol to determine if the patient has neurologic disease and identify the abnormalities recognize various levels of consciousness distinguish between decerebrate, decerebellate and Schiff-Sherrington posture differentiate between proprioceptive ataxia, vestibular ataxia and cerebellar ataxia describe the clinical signs of unilateral dysfunction of cranial nerves III, IV, VI, VII, and XII describe the oculocephalic reflex name the components of the reflex arc compare and contrast the spinal reflexes of an upper motor neuron lesion with a lower motor neuron lesion list the spinal reflexes of the front and hindlimbs describe how to evaluate the cutaneous trunci reflex identify the normal response of the perineal reflex identify the crossed extensor reflex and why it is a pathological reflex determine how to evaluate for spinal pain compare testing for superficial versus deep pain sensation distinguish between reflex withdrawal and conscious perception of a noxious stimulus

Course Focus and Learning Objectives

Neurological History and Exam Protocols of Dogs and Cats is a self-study course.

Veterinary neurology, in general, is often a difficult and confusing topic for general practitioners. The basis of clinical neurology is lesion localization. Lesion localization can only be achieved with a good neurological examination and history. This self-study course first focuses on how to obtain an accurate history from owners. Next it reviews how best to perform and interpret a neurological examination. Overall, this course helps participants develop their history-taking protocols and enhance their neurological examination skills.

At the end of the presentation attendees should be able to:

outline comprehensive history taking protocols of patients with neurologic signs
categorize the sign-time graph for patients with vascular, trauma, metabolic and neoplastic brain disease
outline a neurological examination protocol to determine if the patient has neurologic disease and identify the abnormalities
recognize various levels of consciousness
distinguish between decerebrate, decerebellate and Schiff-Sherrington posture
differentiate between proprioceptive ataxia, vestibular ataxia and cerebellar ataxia
describe the clinical signs of unilateral dysfunction of cranial nerves III, IV, VI, VII, and XII
describe the oculocephalic reflex
name the components of the reflex arc
compare and contrast the spinal reflexes of an upper motor neuron lesion with a lower motor neuron lesion
list the spinal reflexes of the front and hindlimbs
describe how to evaluate the cutaneous trunci reflex
identify the normal response of the perineal reflex
identify the crossed extensor reflex and why it is a pathological reflex
determine how to evaluate for spinal pain
compare testing for superficial versus deep pain sensation
distinguish between reflex withdrawal and conscious perception of a noxious stimulus

Open Enrollment with Immediate Access and Individual Scheduling
This is an open enrollment course. Participants may enroll at any time. Upon submission of enrollment the participant is immediately added to the course. The course welcome email provides login and other important information. This is an asynchronous course, meaning it does not contain real time components. Participants do not need to be logged into the course at specific times to attend lectures or view presentations. Participants do not need to complete the course in one sitting. Completion Deadline: Participants have 30 days from date of enrollment to view the presentation, as often as desired, as well as submit the two completion requirements outlined below. If after 30 days the completion requirements have not been submitted, the participant will be graded out of the course as incomplete.

Open Enrollment with Immediate Access and Individual Scheduling

This is an open enrollment course. Participants may enroll at any time. Upon submission of enrollment the participant is immediately added to the course. The course welcome email provides login and other important information.

This is an asynchronous course, meaning it does not contain real time components. Participants do not need to be logged into the course at specific times to attend lectures or view presentations. Participants do not need to complete the course in one sitting.

Completion Deadline:

Participants have 30 days from date of enrollment to view the presentation, as often as desired, as well as submit the two completion requirements outlined below. If after 30 days the completion requirements have not been submitted, the participant will be graded out of the course as incomplete.

Completion Requirements
The completion requirements for this course are: complete the quiz with a score of 80% or better - multiple attempts are permitted submit the course survey Upon submission of the final completion requirement, the participant will automatically be marked as completed and the course completion email will be sent out. The participant will have immediate access to the certificate.

Course Fee
Price: FREE Practices may enroll individual team members. To learn how to assign a specific team member to a course, please visit the Assigning Students page. Please use this link to view the Withdrawal Policy for this course.

NEUROLOGICAL HISTORY AND EXAM PROTOCOLS OF DOGS AND CATS

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