8 Fluid Therapy Questions to Consider
.50 CE Credit Hour / Veterinarians & Veterinary Technicians
Overview:
This course will cover eight questions to consider when formulating a fluid therapy plan. We will discuss the importance of assessing a patient’s hydration status before implementing fluid therapies.
Learning Objectives:
- List the eight questions to consider when formulating a fluid plan.
- Recognize clinical signs associated with various stages of dehydration.
- Evaluate basic lab findings associated with dehydration.
Walter L. Brown RVTg VTS (ECC)
Walter L. Brown Jr., BS, RVTg, is a registered veterinary technologist, a social media public figure, an influencer, a comedian and the founder of Skinni Go Live. He combines his background in veterinary medicine with comedy to bring education and relief to veterinary professionals around the world. He has millions of views and continues to create viral content. In addition to Skinni Go Live, he works as a veterinary technologist at a number of emergency and critical care specialty facilities across Georgia and South Carolina. He is working toward a veterinary specialty in emergency and critical care. Brown has future plans to develop supplemental learning courses and seminars for veterinary technology students and creating veterinary assistant programs for inner-city schools and charter schools in low-income areas. Walter received his veterinary technology degree from Fort Valley State University and was academically trained in emergency and critical care at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Besides social media influencing and education, he is an avid arachnid hobbyist. He enjoys the life stages and development of tarantulas and has a collection with over 10 species.
This program has been approved for .50 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.
