FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE THERAPY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Doctor of Pharmacy program with third year standing Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the physiological processes that normally maintain fluid and electrolyte homeostasis Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain how disease processes result in a failure of homeostasis, leading to fluid and electrolyte imbalances, and the clinical manifestations of the imbalances Audience: Undergraduate 3. Connect how basic concepts from chemistry, biochemistry, physical chemistry, physiology, and pathophysiology can be applied directly to the management of fluid and electrolyte disorders Audience: Undergraduate 4. Utilize information from a patient’s history, symptoms, physical and laboratory findings to evaluate the type of imbalance, the magnitude of the imbalance, and the urgency of the problem Audience: Undergraduate 5. Propose treatment strategies that will stabilize urgent problems, utilize homeostatic mechanisms, correct imbalances, and avoid complications Audience: Undergraduate 6. Review primary literature and authoritative review articles to obtain the most current ideas regarding optimal treatment of the disorders Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the physiological processes that normally maintain fluid and electrolyte homeostasis Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain how disease processes result in a failure of homeostasis, leading to fluid and electrolyte imbalances, and the clinical manifestations of the imbalances Audience: Undergraduate 3. Connect how basic concepts from chemistry, biochemistry, physical chemistry, physiology, and pathophysiology can be applied directly to the management of fluid and electrolyte disorders Audience: Undergraduate 4. Utilize information from a patient’s history, symptoms, physical and laboratory findings to evaluate the type of imbalance, the magnitude of the imbalance, and the urgency of the problem Audience: Undergraduate 5. Propose treatment strategies that will stabilize urgent problems, utilize homeostatic mechanisms, correct imbalances, and avoid complications Audience: Undergraduate 6. Review primary literature and authoritative review articles to obtain the most current ideas regarding optimal treatment of the disorders Audience: Undergraduate