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Small Animal Internal Medicine

Urban Myths in Resuscitation

VECCS Track

On Demand
Location: On Demand
CE: 1.0
Disclosure(s):
Alex Blutinger, DVM, DACVECC: No financial relationships to disclose
Erik Blutinger, MD, MSc, FACEP: No financial relationships to disclose
Presentation Description / Summary: Should we be using epinephrine during CPR? Is the Crash-2 trial definitive? Should we always treat hyperkalemia? This lecture will investigate fact vs fiction for timely topics supported by ER/critical care literature in both human and veterinary medicine. Erik and Alex are two brothers working in emergency medicine across species and they will tackle controversial topics with emerging, and often conflicting, evidence that shape clinical practice. Topics include: Antifibrinolytics in trauma, epinephrine in CPR, and treatment of hyperkalemia (when and how). All of these topics (among others) have conflicting data and evolving evidence debated in veterinary and human literature and are a large component of our daily practice. We will break down the literature and discuss how our practice has evolved based upon the latest evidence.

Learner Outcomes:
- Understand the controversies and physiologic rationale surrounding the administration of tranexemic acid in trauma, epinephrine in CPR, and various treatments of hyperkalemia.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the controversies surrounding the use of tranexemic acid in trauma
  • Explain the adverse effects associated with epinephrine administration in CPR and rational approach to its administration
  • Assess the controversies surrounding when and how to treat hyperkalemia, and describe the rationale for when to treat hyperkalemia.