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What % of TBW does fluid make up?

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60%

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What % of TBW makes up intracellular vs. extracellular %?

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Intracellular: 30-40%
Extracellular: 20-30%

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What are 5 indications for fluid therapy?

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Decreased intake
Dehydration
Decreased circulating volume
Need for overhydration
Miscellaneous
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What are 3 reasons for decreased intake of water?

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Disease: anorexia, gastric reflux
Inability to ingest water: dysphagia, esophageal obstruction, neurologic dysfunciton
Lack of availability: freezing water

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What are the 4 types of shock?

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Hypovolemic shock
Vasculogenic shock
Maldistributive shock
Cardiogenic shock

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In what situation would you need to overhydrate a horse?

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Intestinal impaction- increases fluid flow to intestinal lumen and softens stool to allow for easier passage

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What are 7 clinical signs that indicate the need for fluid therapy?

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Skin turgor
Mucous membranes
Urine production
Sunken eyes
Depression, muscle weakness
Heart rate
Decreased jugular distensibility
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At what % of dehydration is skin turgor often seen?

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8-10% dehydration you begin to notice this CS

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Where should you check skin turgor in adult horses vs. foals?

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Adult: neck
Foal: eyelid

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What is the normal skin tent time?

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<1 sec

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At what % are dry MM noticed in equine?

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5-7% dehydration

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What is noticed about the urine of a dehydrated patient?

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Decreased urine output and increased urine specific gravity

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What species are sunken eyes most commonly observed in?

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Ruminants-not common to see in equine

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What is noticed about the heart rate in a dehydrated horse?

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Tachycardia- one of the first parameters to change

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What are 6 laboratory indicators of dehydration?

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PCV
TP
BUN/Crea
Albumin
Lactate
Urinalysis
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What can mask anemia in an equine patient causing underestimation of severity of the disease?

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Splenic contraction

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What will you expect the TP to do as an animals %dehydration increases?

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TP should increase

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What can hypoproteinemia do to your estimate of % dehydration?

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Underestimate degree of dehydration

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What should you keep albumin above?

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1.5 g/dL

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What is the only possible cause of hyperalbuminemia?

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Dehydration

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What are 6 CS associated with hypovolemic shock?

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Prolonged CRT
Decreased jugular filling
Tachycardia
Decreased pulse pressure
Cold extremities
Decreased skin turgor
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What % dehydration is the following patient?
A horse is presented to you with the following:
Skin tent (s): 2 seconds
MM: slightly tacky
CRT: normal
HR: normal
Decreased urine output

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5%

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What % dehydration is the following patient? A horse is presented to you with the following:
Skin tent (s): 4 s.
MM: tacky
CRT: 2-3 s.
HR: 40-60 bpm
Decreased arterial BP
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8%

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What % dehydration is the following patient? A horse is presented to you with the following:
Skin tent: 5 sec. +
MM: DRY
CRT: > 4 sec.
HR: 60 BPM+
Reduced jugular fill, barely palpable pulse

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10-12%

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What % dehydration is the following patient? A horse is presented to you with the following: Obvious sunken eyes and in a state of shock
12-15%- on the verge of death
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What are the 7 routes of fluid administration?
``` Oral IV SubQ Intra-peritoneal Rectal Intraosseous Intra-cecal ```
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What is the most common route of administration of oral fluids in a horse?
Nasogastric tube for fluid administration
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How many L can be administered at once via oral route?
6-8L should be targeted at once (can get up to 12-16 L)
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What is the fluid transit time from the stomach?
<30 min
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What complication commonly benefits from oral administration the most?
LI impactions
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What is the major contraindication of oral fluid administration?
Presence of gastric distention, reflux and ileus
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What is the second most common route of fluid administration?
IV route
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What are the four sites of IV placement?
Jugular vein Lateral thoracic vein Cephalic vein Saphenous vein
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What direction should the catheter be placed?
TOWARDS THE HEART
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What side of the horse are intra-peritoneal fluids administered?
Dorsal aspect of left flank
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What is a major advantage of intra-peritoneal fluids?
Potentially large volumes at a rapid rate
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How should you position a horse receiving rectal fluids?
Horse should stand on an incline with head/forelimbs lower than hind end-avoids evacuation reflex of terminal small colon and rectum
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What is the major concern of intra-osseous fluid administration?
Rate at which the fluids can be administered
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What is the rate of intra-oseous fluid administration limited by?
Size of needle-maximum administration is 2L/hr
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What is the rate limiting step of fluid administration?
narrowest diameter in system- 10 G is the rate limiting catheter size
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What is the length and flow of a 14 G catheter?
Length: 5.25 in. Flow: 13.1 L/hr
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What is the flow of a 12 G catheter?
26.9 L/hr
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What is the flow of a 10 G catheter?
36.5 L/hr
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What is the typical STAT IV set?
8; above horse with 28L/hr gravity flow capacity
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What is the typical rate of a macrodrip set in equine?
10-15 drops/mL
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What type of material makes up long term catheters?
Polyurethane or silicone
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What type of material makes up short term catheters?
Teflon and polyethylene
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What is the maximum time period that short-term catheters can be kept in?
72 hrs.
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The rate of thrombosis depends on what 6 factors?
systemic state of animal stiffness of catheter- stiffer=more thrombogenic Size of catheter- larger=more thrombogenic length of catheter- longer=more thrombogenic material of catheter- most thrombogenic (polypropylene) least thrombogenic (polyurethane/mila) Vessel trauma
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What is the typical acid-base disturbance in horses?
Metabolic acidosis | Typically have loss of K and Ca
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What 3 factors determines the choice of fluid used?
Fluid type fluid tonicity fluid effect on acid/base status
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What are the most common type of fluids used in equine medicine?
Crystalloids
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What are examples of crystalloid solutions?
``` LRS Saline Normosol (M/R) Plasmalyte Dextrose solutions Bicarbonate solution ```
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``` What % sodium is in the following solutions: Normal saline Half-strength saline Twice stregnth saline Hypertonic saline ```
0. 9% 0. 45% 1. 8% 7. 2%
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When are colloid solutions used?
Increase oncotic force within IV space to retain fluid within that space
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What specific case are colloids commonly used?
Hypoproteinemia | Dextran, hetastarch, plasma, serum are used
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What is the most common fluid used in equine medicine?
LRS
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What is the most common reason for hypertonic saline use?
Emergency resuscitation in hypovolemia
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What site should hypertonic saline be administered?
Jugular catheter
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What is the MOA of hypertonic saline?
fluid shift from intracellular space into ECF space associated w/ increased tonicity
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What is the direct effect of hypertonic saline?
triggering central brain receptor mechanism
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What is the overall effect of hypertonic saline?
Improvement in CO, MABP urine production and decrease in systemic vascular resistance - do so by increasing preload and decreasing afterload
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What can be a major complication of hypertonic saline administration?
Uncontrolled hemorrhage due to the improved CO
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Can dehydration be a contraindication for hypertonic saline administration?
Not dehydration alone. However- hypertonic dehydration state can be contraindicated for hypertonic saline administration due to the increased swelling in the brain
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What type of inotropic effect does hypertonic saline have?
Negative inotrope-cardiotoxic
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T/F: shocky patients are severely dehydrated
FALSE- shocky patients are severely hypovolemic

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