VT34 - Inflammation Gone Wild: SIRS/Sepsis

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM

Location: Lagoon G, Level 2

Earn 1 CE Hours

Sponsored By

VETERINARY EMERGENCY GROUP

Presenter(s)

Angela Thorp Rathmann, CVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM)

Advanced Practice Veterinary Nurse
Veterinary Emergency Group
Corsicana, TX, United States

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Moderator(s)

Jovian Bailey, DVM

Grand Montecito Animal Hospital
Las Vegas, NV, United States

General Veterinary Technician Session: Patients with SIRS or Sepsis are not always the ones that are lateral and dying on the treatment table. Criteria of SIRS/Sepsis are often under-recognized. By knowing these criteria, we can adjust our care for our patients and reduce poor outcomes by adjusting our nursing care and understanding of this disease process.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the criteria of SIRS/Sepsis
Understand the pathophysiology of SIRS/Sepsis
Recognize of the SIRS patient
Explain the action steps for the SIRS patient