Course Title: Cardiovascular Disorders - 320
Instructor: Susan Dillon, Dip.NS., Dip. C.N., Dip.ACBS., Dip.CFNA.
Course Description:
This course explores cardiovascular disorders. It examines some of the common causes of cardiac problems as well as how these disorders are classified or staged. Information includes risk factors, definitions, and complicating conditions associated with cardiac disorders. It also covers minerals, vitamins, water, and other nutrients that are particularly of importance. There is also discussion of foods that should be avoided and those that are acceptable considering the nutritional protocol for heart-related conditions. The course also explains the acronym ACT with SPEED and briefly touches on some of the herbal supplements that worth investigating.
Students should emerge from this course with able to analyze and discuss the following topic areas:
- nutritional status
- risk factors
- breed associations
- foods to avoid
- foods that are acceptable
- cachexia/anorexia
- vitamin and mineral requirements
- carnitine
- fatty acids
- taurine
- various other supplements
Course Resources:
- Small Animal Clinical Nutrition 5th Edition by Hand. (Enrolled students are eligible for a significant discount on this book through the Mark Morris Institute. Students can request a discount code from their instructor for this.)
Prerequisites:
Canine Nutrition Certificate