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|Videos|December 7, 2022

Quick decision-making during emergency fluid therapy

San Diego

In a dvm360® interview, San Diego Fetch faculty member and keynote speaker Dr Mariana Pardo outlines what to bear in mind when administering emergency fluid therapy

In this dvm360® interview, Mariana Pardo, BVSc, MV, DACVECC, highlighted 2 invaluable pearls for making quick decisions during emergency fluid therapy. These include recognizing the difference between having hypovolemia and dehydration and reassessing vitals after bolus.

The following is a partial transcript of the video.

Mariana Pardo, BVSc, MV, DACVECC: I think that the main thing that when it comes to emergency fluid therapy is recognizing shock, and how much fluids we need to give.

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