Master the tools and protocols you need for fluids and electrolytes.
If you are a clinician working in primary care, you are likely taking care of patients with fluid and electrolyte problems on a daily basis. This clinical skills update teaches you the nuts and bolts of fluid and electrolyte management. You'll discover what it really means when sodium or potassium levels are abnormal, learn how to diagnose and treat imbalances, and get expert tips for prescribing diuretics.
About this education
This education has been developed by Medmastery and is available on ThinkGP under licence as part of a short pilot activity for Australian GPs.
The activity has been reviewed by an Australian GP. Nonetheless, the content was originally developed for international audiences so some terminology, assessment and aspects of treatment and management may differ from Australian settings.
Your feedback at the end of the activity will help inform whether this type of education should continue on ThinkGP and how it may be adapted for Australian GPs.
Learning outcomes
Joel Topf went to medical school at Wayne state University School of Medicine and did Med-Peds at Indiana University after which he did an adult fellowship in nephrology at the University of Chicago. He is currently an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. Joel’s passion is using social media and new media to teach nephrology. He is the co-creator of NephMadness, NephJC, and the Nephrology Social Media Collective internship. He created and hosts two nephrology podcasts, Freely Filtered and Channel your Enthusiasm. In 2017, the American Society of Nephrology awarded him The Robert G. Narins Award for Innovations in Teaching.
