By: Steven Epstein, DVM, DACVECC

Description:
This lecture will review how intravenous lipid emulsions (ILE) work for treating lipophilic intoxications and provide a framework for decision making for the rationale use of ILE in various toxins.

Course Objectives:

1. Understand the differing mechanisms of how intravenous lipid emulsions act as an antidote
2. Recognize which toxins intravenous lipid emulsions are useful for treatment
3. Understand the limitations of intravenous lipid emulsion therapy
4. Recognize adverse effects of intravenous lipid emulsions

Speaker Info:
Dr. Steven Epstein attended University of California at Davis for his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine.  He then went on to complete an internship in anesthesiology at Kansas State University and then completed a three-year residency in veterinary emergency and critical care at UC Davis.  Dr. Epstein is now Professor of Clinical Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care. His research interests include CPR, diagnostic testing in the emergency room, and antimicrobial resistance patterns.