IV Fluid Therapy: Part 1

Course overview

This course provides a comprehensive, clinically relevant overview of intravenous (IV) fluid therapy in small animals. The lecture covers key concepts in assessing hydration status and fluid deficits, evaluating for signs of fluid overload, choosing between IV and intraosseous (IO) access, and selecting the most appropriate type of IV fluid. Through discussion of real case examples and physiology-based reasoning, the speaker walks using isotonic, hypotonic, and hypertonic crystalloids, as well as natural and synthetic colloids, with special attention to when and why to choose each fluid type in various clinical scenarios.