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CME Activity
Update on the Evaluation of Intravascular Fluid Status in Critically Ill Patients
Course Director
Steven A. Sahn, MD, FCCP
Professor of Medicine and Director
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Faculty
Geoffrey K. Lighthall , MD, PhD
Staff Physician,
United States Department of Veterans Affairs,
Palo Alto Health Care System;
Associate Professor,
Anesthesia and Critical Care,
Stanford University School of Medicine,
Palo Alto, California
Accredited by
American College of Chest Physicians
Course Description
Objectives
1. Understand the concept of fluid responsiveness.
2. Describe the various methods to assess intravascular volume status.
3. Understand that dynamic parameters derived from cardiorespiratory interactions are more reliable for intravascular volume assessment than static parameters.
4. Understand echocardiography as a method of assessment of intravascular volume.
Activity Details
| Credit Types: | CME |
| Credit Amount: | 1.0 Credits |
| Release Date: | 2011-Apr-01 |
| Expiration Date: | 2013-Dec-31 |
| Registration Required: | No |
| Cost: | $192/yr |
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