Managing the septic patient can be one of the most challenging tasks for the ECC veterinary nurse. Our learning objectives for this CE will include:
- Review pathophysiology of SIRS, sepsis, and compensatory vs decompensated shock
- Oxygen delivery and consumption, hyperlactatemia
- Poor prognostic indicators
- Goal directed therapy
- Stabilization efforts, surgical intervention ‘
- Vascular access points
- Anesthesia for the septic patient, TIVA
- Recovery, nursing care
Recorded 2 October 2024
Speaker:
Jennifer Lyons, CVT, LVT, MS, VTS(ECC)
Jennifer is an Emergency and Critical Care Veterinary Technician Specialist and in Utah, USA. She acquired her bachelors and masters degrees from UC Davis in animal biology with a focus in genetics and reproduction. After some time in research, including working in labs that pioneered the research for FIP treatment and feline genome mapping, she decided to transition into working in veterinary medicine. She was one of the first certified technicians in Utah, and achieved her VTS in 2021. She is a published author and experienced speaker. Outside of veterinary medicine she spends her free time adventuring with her husband, and being a doting mom to her four cats.
