VTMED 6321 - Management of Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders

Spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

Enrollment limited to: second-, third-, and fourth-year veterinary students. Minimum enrollment 20; maximum 90.

R. Rawson.

Students focus on clinical manifestations and the pathophysiologic mechanisms associated with fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base disturbances in domestic animals. The course is divided into segments dealing with salt and water imbalances, potassium, calcium, and phosphate abnormalities, metabolic acidosis, metabolic alkalosis, and mixed acid-base disturbances.