Fluid Therapy

Question 1

What are the types of shock?

Answer 1

Hypovolemic - common
Distributive - sepsis
Obstructive - GDV
Cardiogenic - shock fluid contraindicated

Question 2

Which type of shock is best treated with epinephrine or norepinephrine with fluids secondarily?

Answer 2

Distributive - septic shock

Question 3

Clinical signs for all types of shock are similar, so what is the best way to find out the possible cause?

Answer 3

History

Question 4

What fluid therapy is contraindicated in ALL types of shock?

Answer 4

Hypotonic crystalloids

Question 5

If you have an animal in shock with Normal vascular permeability, normal oncotic pressure what is the fluid type we should use?

Answer 5

Crystalloids

Question 6

Shock, Normal vascular perm, low oncotic pressure?

Answer 6

Colloids and crystalloids

Question 7

Shock with increased vascular permeability with or without normal COP?

Answer 7

Colloids and crystalloids - if pressure isn’t going up there are ongoing protein losses.

Question 8

Shock without hemorrhage and compressible external hemorrhage cases you can return the blood volume and blood pressure to normal values T/F?

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Why do we not bring internally hemorrhaging animals to normal bp/volume levels?

Answer 9

Risk of clot dislodging - sub normal levels - bp ~ 90

Question 10

What type of fluids are contraindicated in shock patients with dehydration?

Answer 10

Hypertonic crystalloids
Hypotonic crystalloids
Colloids are discouraged