Relatório de estágio curricular obrigatório: área de clínica médica e cirúrgica de pequenos animais

Abstract

The present report aims to describe the activities carried out during the mandatory curricular internship in the field of small animal medical and surgical clinic, under the supervision of Prof. Me. Gustavo Brambatti. The internship was initially conducted at the Veterinary Hospital Institute of the University of Caxias do Sul, located in the city of Caxias do Sul/RS, under the supervision of veterinarians Bárbara Gomes da Silva and Laís Rezzadori Flecke, from March 5, 2025, to April 18, 2025, totaling 240 hours. The second internship location was at Osteo & Síntese Veterinária, from April 21, 2025, to June 9, 2025, supervised by veterinarian Alejandro Chapochnicoff, totaling 198 hours. At the Veterinary Hospital Institute, where the small animal medical clinic routine was followed, the most frequent conditions were oncological (18.42%). The main activities observed or performed included the administration of medications (20.64%), followed by intravenous catheter placement (18.76%). At Osteo & Síntese Veterinária, where the small animal surgical clinic routine was followed, 41 surgical procedures were observed, most of which involved the musculoskeletal system (40.00%). The main activities observed or performed included the administration of medications (27.00%). In both locations, canine cases were more frequent than feline ones. Two cases were highlighted: one in the medical clinic, involving a squamous cell carcinoma in a female, adult, mixed-breed feline; and the other in the surgical clinic, involving a laparoscopic cholecystectomy in an adult, male German Spitz dog. Finally, the curricular internship was essential for the development of clinical reasoning, integrating knowledge from both the medical and surgical fields. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]