Description

Increased awareness of the harmful effects of hypervolemia have led to a change in the approach to fluid therapy in veterinary medicine, including pets with kidney disease. This lecture will provide current recommendations for treating dogs and cats with acute and/or chronic kidney disease including choice of fluid, route and rate of administration, and goals of therapy

Learning Objectives

• Review general concepts of dehydration versus hypovolemia and ways in which type and rate of fluids may differ between the two
• Provide an update on deleterious effects on kidney function of hypervolemia
• Discuss goals of fluid therapy and what parameters to monitor to ensure goals are achieved
• Review diagnostic approach to differentiate acute from chronic kidney disease
• Provide updated recommendations on treatment for acute and chronic kidney disease including protocol for patients with oliguria/anuria