Large animals can have complex pathologies, so it is necessary to have specialized veterinarians who can treat them”

The professional master’s degree in Internal Medicine in Large Animals incorporates innovative knowledge, based on the latest scientific evidence, that allows veterinary professionals to stay up-to-date on the newest treatments and emerging diseases that affect large animals across the world as a consequence of globalization. Specialized and advanced knowledge of these diseases is necessary since outbreaks of some diseases considered eradicated or new ones may occur in all countries of the world.

Clinical practice is a very dynamic activity, new treatments are constantly appearing in scientific publications and veterinarians must be aware of them in order to be able to offer these options to their clients. Each of the modules in this professional master’s degree covers one of the organ systems, with emphasis on those systems that are most frequently affected in the large animals

With respect to ruminants, although their handling and the diseases they suffer from are different from those of horses, they must also be understood with sufficient scientific expertise to be able to establish adequate treatments and accurate prognoses. Camelids of the new world or South America, which include mainly llamas and alpacas as domesticated animals, are animals bred for different purposes including fiber production, pack animals or meat production in South America. Horses are animals that are used both for leisure and as companion animals, as well as in different sports disciplines, which adds an important added economic value. It is essential to have a high level of knowledge in internal medicine to be able to work with these horses, since, due to their economic value, they are not readily accessible to clinicians with little training

This professional master’s degree is designed by professors with the highest recognized degree of specialization, thus guaranteeing quality in all aspects, both clinical and scientific, in large animals. 

Get trained with us and learn how to diagnose and treat diseases in large animals, in order to improve their quality of life" 

This professional master’s degree in Internal Medicine in Large Animals contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. The most important features include:

• Practical cases presented by experts in Internal Medicine in Large Animals 
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Latest innovations on Internal Medicine in Large Animals
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Special emphasis on innovative methodologies in Internal Medicine in Large Animals
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

With this professional master’s degree, you will learn to establish a specific clinical approach to horses with cardiac or vascular alterations” 

Its teaching staff includes professionals belonging to the veterinary field, who contribute their expertise to this specialization, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive training programmed to train in real situations. 

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the specialist must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this, the professional will have the help of an innovative interactive video system made by renowned and experienced experts in Internal Medicine in Large Animals.    

This program comes with the best educational material, providing you with a contextual approach that will facilitate your learning"

Thanks to this program you will be capable of establishing an appropriate methodology for the examination of a patient with urinary and renal problems, among others"

The professional master’s degree in Internal Medicine in Large Animals is aimed at facilitating the performance of professionals dedicated to veterinary medicine with the latest advances and most up-to-date treatments in the sector.

You will develop specialized knowledge of the most common gastrointestinal problems in large animals with the help of experts in the subject” 

General Objectives  

• Generate specialized knowledge on the cardiovascular pathophysiology in large animals
• Identify all clinical signs associated with cardiovascular disease 
• Design diagnostic protocols with appropriate complementary tests
• Establish the specific clinical approach to horses with a cardiac or vascular disorder
• Establish an appropriate methodology for the examination of patients with respiratory problems
• Identify all clinical signs associated with respiratory disease
• Analyze the differences between pathologies of the upper and lower airways
• Approach the main respiratory pathologies that affect large animals, their diagnosis and treatment
• Provide specialized knowledge on the most common neurological problems
• Identify all clinical signs associated with each neurological disease
• Establish the specific clinical approach for each pathology
• Determine the prognosis and the most appropriate treatment in each case
• Develop specialized knowledge on the most common gastrointestinal problems
• Identify all clinical signs associated with each disease
• Examine the physiological functioning of the urinary system
• Establish an appropriate methodology for the examination of patients with urinary and renal problems
• Identify all clinical signs associated with kidney disease
• Establish the specific clinical approach to animals with a kidney disorder
• Establish an appropriate methodology for emergency care in newborns 
• Develop knowledge of the main pathologies that affect them, their diagnosis and treatment
• Establish monitoring and treatment guidelines for a hospitalized foal
• Establish a suitable methodology for animal ophthamology examination 
• Identify all clinical signs associated with ocular alterations in large animals
• Determine the specific clinical approach to patients with an ocular disorder
• Examine the complementary methods available to diagnose the main ocular alterations in large animals
• Generate specialized knowledge on the main ocular pathologies in large animals
• Analyze the general and specific treatment for the main ocular pathologies
• Generate specialized knowledge of the most common vascular problems
• Identify all clinical signs associated with each dermatological disease
• Establish the specific clinical approach for each pathology and determine the prognosis and the most appropriate treatment for each skin disease.
• Determine the importance of the endocrine pathologies in horses and their relationship with laminitis
• Generate specialized knowledge of the main endocrine pathologies in cattle, small ruminants and camelids
• Establish how to carry out correct analytical interpretation both in adult as well as geriatric and newborn animals
• Develop the basics of hemostasis and coagulation, as well as the pathologies associated with their failure
• Establish the different types of immunological reactions, as well as the diseases they cause
• Generate advanced knowledge in acid-base interpretation
• Specify the basics of fluid therapy
• Examine the clinical approach of the different infectious and parasitic diseases in large animals
• Compile the complementary methods available to diagnose the main infectious and parasitic pathologies
• Determine the general and specific treatment for the main infectious and parasitic pathologies 
• Generate advanced knowledge on the prevention of the main infectious and parasitic diseases

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Alterations of the Cardiovascular System in Large Animals

• Recognize the specific anatomy, physiology and pathphysiology that underlies heart disease
• Gain  in-depth knowledge of the action mechanisms of the drugs used in diseases of the heart and blood vessels
• Specify the necessary information required in clinical examination of cardiopathy patients  
• Establish a work methodology for patients with murmurs and for patients with arrhythmias 
• Establish diagnostic and therapeutic protocols of horses with syncope 
• Study heart failure in large animals in detail

Module 2. Alterations of the Respiratory System in Large Animals

• Carry out a complete physical examination of upper and lower airways
• Examine the diagnostic procedures used in cases of suspected respiratory pathology and the interpretation of their results 
• Precisely recognize the specific symptoms of upper and lower airway pathologies
• Establish the main pathologies that affect the regions of the nasal cavity, guttural pouches, pharynx and larynx
• Develop knowledge of the main diseases which affect the trachea, bronchi and lungs 

Module 3. Neurological Alterations in Large Animals

• Examine the specific anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology that underlies neurological disease in large animals (ruminants, cattle, camelids and equidae)
• Identify the main diseases affecting the central and peripheral nervous system
• Specify the necessary information required in clinical examination of neurologic patients
• Locate lesions in a patient that has suffered trauma to the central nervous system
• Establish management measures and treatment protocols
• Identify horses with spinal cord compressions and establish their sporting diagnosis
• Recognize patients affected by parasitic illnesses and determine their treatment options
• Identify the patients affected with viral diseases and establish management and containment measures
• Recognize patients with neuromuscular junction disorders
• Establish prognosis and treatment options for patients with neuromuscular junction pathologies
• Establish the clinical signs of patients with congenital and degenerative alterations and the signs of patients with motor neurone alterations
• Establish treatment and prognosis steps in intoxicated patients

Module 4. Alterations of the Gastrointestinal System in Large Animals

• Develop knowledge of the main gastrointestinal pathologies that affect, cattle, small ruminants and camelids
• Recognize the clinical and laboratory signs of the main pathologies affecting the gastrointestinal system
• Develop knowledge of the main pathologies that affect the stomach 
• Establish treatment protocols in treatment of horses with EGUS (Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome)
• Determine the origin of the problem and establish the prognosis of choking lesions
• Recognize the signs of horses with obstructive lesions and the possible steps for treatment
• Propose a treatment plan for horses with IBD
• Establish the prognosis of horses with liver problems and propose possible treatment options 
• Analyze the mechanisms of endotoxemia and systemic inflammatory response syndrome
• Identify the symptoms of colitis/enteritis and propose treatment options
• Examine, in detail, the possible complications of horses with gastrointestinal alterations 
• Establish action protocols to avoid complications in horses with digestive pathologies
• Gain in-depth knowledge of other, less frequent, digestive diseases such as intoxications or congenital alterations

Module 5. Alterations of the Urinary System in Large Animals

• Develop specialized knowledge of clinical examination in urinary and renal problems
• Perform renal controls to avoid renal toxicity
• Identify the alterations specific to the different renal diseases
• Establish an appropriate diagnostic plan for the main clinical manifestations of renal problems
• Correctly diagnose the different renal problems and establish a prognosis for these animals
• Determine a treatment plan, both short- and long-term, for the main urinary and renal problems

Module 6. Neonatology in Large Animals

• Determine how to perform a complete physical examination of systems in a newborn foal
• Analyze the diagnostic procedures used in neonatology and their interpretation
• Establish neonatal intensive care, care of the nursing foal, and enteral and parenteral feeding of the foal that cannot suckle
• Determine the need to carry out a cardiopulmonary resuscitation and how to do so
• Identify foals in a critical condition and establish the prognosis according to the clinical and laboratory parameters
• Examine the particularities of antibiotherapy, fluid therapy and other treatments in newborn foals
• Analyze the main pathologies affecting newborn calves, sheep, goats and camelids

Module 7. Ophthalmology in Large Animals

• Generate specialized knowledge to carry out a correct ophthamologic examination in large animals
• Accurately recognize clinical signs of eye pain 
• Establish differential diagnoses of ocular clinical signs
• Propose a working methodology for patients with corneal ulcers and/or infectious keratitis
• Determine a working methodology for the patient with stromal abscess, immune-mediated keratitis and recurrent equine uveitis
• Establish a working methodology for patients that present ocular neoplasms

Module 8. Endocrinology and Dermatology in Large Animals

• Identify the main pathologies affecting the skin
• Analyze the origin of the problem and establish the prognosis of dermatitis
• Recognize the clinical and laboratory signs of the main dermatological diseases
• Determine the symptoms of skin diseases of fungal and parasitic origin and propose therapeutic options
• Establish the symptoms of allergic and immune-mediated skin diseases and propose therapeutic options
• Examine the different types of skin neoplasms, propose an appropriate treatment and determine the prognosis
• Identify the symptoms of other skin diseases as well as their prognosis and treatment options
• Gain sound knowledge of the diagnostic procedures used in endocrinology and their interpretation
• Determine the endocrine influence in certain disorders attributed, in principle, to other etiologies: laminitis, sepsis, decreased performance, bone pathologies in horses
• Establish the main endocrine pathologies that can be found in both adult horses and neonates, how to diagnose them and how to treat them
• Establish a working methodology for cattle, small ruminants and camelids with ocular neoplasia

Module 9. Laboratorial Diagnosis in Equidae. Alterations of the Hematopoietic System and Immunology in Large Animals

• Develop an advanced methodology to carry out a correct diagnosis of red series and white series alterations
• Identify and implement the necessary therapy in case of coagulation disorders
• Perform basic cytological interpretation of blood smears, peritoneal fluid and cerebrospinal fluid
• Performa a correct interpretation of analytical tests with biochemical alterations in adults and foals
• Identify and treat immune-mediated pathologies
• Carry out a complete analysis of the state of the acid-base in a critical patient
• Implement an appropriate fluid therapy plan based on the patient's imbalances

Módulo10. Infectious and Parasitic Diseases in Large Animals

• Identify the main infectious diseases that affect large animals
• Establish differential diagnosis of the clinical signs in the main infectious pathologies in big animals
• Propose a work methodology for the patient with infectious alterations
• Provide specialized knowledge to treat and prevent the main infectious pathologies in large animals
• Identify the clinical signs of parasitic diseases that affect large animals
• Gain sound knowledge of the diagnostic procedures used in parasitology and their interpretation
• Determine a theoretical and practical methodology for patients with parasitic diseases
• Provide specialized knowledge to establish parasite control and management programs in large animals

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