FIP:
Making the Diagnosis and Sorting Out the Treatment Options
SELF STUDY COURSE
1.5 RACE-approved Non-Interactive Medical CE hours
Course Description
CE Type: Self Study Course
Tuition: drip.vet $52.50
Instructor: Sandra Mitchell, DVM, ABVP Feline, ABVP ECM
Do you dread when a case starts to “head towards” the possibility of FIP? Wonder if you are over diagnosing cases? Feel like you are missing patients? Wish you had something better than pred to offer? You are not alone! This course is for you! Everyone struggles with Feline Infectious Peritonitis, but this course will take you from start to finish in making the diagnosis and sorting out the treatment options.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, the participant should be able to
- determine which patients are likely candidates.
- assess the household risk factors.
- which tests are most helpful to make the diagnosis?
- understand how to confirm your suspicions.
- assessing the treatment options – including “black market” drugs.
- guiding clients through their options and associated prognosis.
- build as strong a case as possible.
-
save as many patients are you can!
Curriculum
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- drip alpha - Course Transcript, Slide Decks, and Supplemental Articles
- drip 1.1 - Introduction (1:54)
- drip 1.2 - Poll Question #1
- drip 1.3 - Pathophysiology (10:46)
- drip 1.4 - Poll Question #2
- drip 1.5 - Clinical Signs (9:50)
- drip 1.6 - Poll Question #3
- drip 1.7 - Diagnostics (16:50)
- drip 1.8 - Poll Question #4
- drip 1.9 - Treatment Options (8:21)
- drip 1.10 - Poll Question #5
- drip 1.11 - GC 376 and GS 441524 (12:50)
- drip 1.12 - Poll Question #6
- drip 1.13 - Black Market Products (9:42)
- drip 1.14 - Poll Question #7
- drip 1.15 - Prognosis (13:06)
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