Critical Care Scenarios

Nov 13 2024 190 ep. 37 mins 849

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Join us as we talk through clinical cases in the ICU setting, illustrating important points of diagnosis, treatment, and management of the critically ill patient, all in a casual, "talk through" verbal scenario format.

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Episode 81: Bacterial meningitis with Casey Albin

Nov 13 2024 58 mins

We talk about diagnosis, treatment, and subsequent care of the patient with bacterial meningitis, with Emory neurointensivist Casey Albin, MD (@caseyalbin). Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here! Takeaway lessons * Many septic patients have altered mental status, but suspicion should be raised for CNS infection wh

Lightning rounds 46: Nick Ghionni on combating cognitive bias

Oct 30 2024 55 mins

We chat with Nick Ghionni, pulm/crit attending at MedStar Baltimore Hospital, about identifying and combating cognitive biases in our clinical decision-making. Check out the Intensive Care Academy here! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here!

Episode 80: Implementing the A-F bundle with Kali Dayton

Oct 16 2024 58 mins

We discuss the practical barriers to implementing the A-F ICU liberation bundle, with Kali Dayton, ACNP-BC (@daytonicu), host of the Walking Home from the ICU podcast, and consultant to ICUs working on these issues. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here!

Lightning rounds 45: Noelia Bischoff on transitioning nursing roles

Oct 02 2024 38 mins

We chat with Noelia Bischoff, recently off orientation in the medical ICU at Johns Hopkins as a nurse practitioner, about the transition from her role as a bedside ICU nurse. Check out the Intensive Care Academy here! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here!

Episode 79: Transfusion reactions with Joe Chaffin

Sep 18 2024 55 mins

We discuss transfusion reactions, risks, and management, including infection, consent, TRALI, TACO, and hemolytic reactions—with Dr. Joe Chaffin (@bloodbankguy), the “Blood Bank Guy” and transfusion medicine specialist. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here! Takeaway lessons * The risk of transfusion

Lightning rounds 44: Post-intubation sedation roundup

Sep 04 2024 32 mins

Experts in critical care share their approach to post-intubation sedation. Contributors: * Jason Wieland * Casey Albin * Jace Mullen * Kali Dayton * Nick Ghionni * Emily Fridenmaker Check out the Intensive Care Academy here! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here!

Episode 78: Echoing the RV with Matt Siuba

Aug 21 2024 55 mins

We talk the nitty-gritty of assessing the right heart using echocardiography, with our friend Matt Siuba (@msiuba), intensivist at the Cleveland Clinic and master of zentensivism. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here! Takeaway lessons * RV echo starts with evaluating three things: size, squeeze, and septal kineti

Lightning rounds 43: AI in medicine, with Nawar Shara

Aug 07 2024 56 mins

We explore the fascinating world of artificial intelligence and its role in medicine, with Nawar Shara (@NawarShara), PhD, Chief of Research Data Science at Medstar Health Research Institute and cofounding director of the AI Collab between Medstar and Georgetown. Check out the Intensive Care Academy here! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here!

Special episode: The Intensive Care Academy

Jul 31 2024 22 mins

We share our grand new project, the Intensive Care Academy, an online, video-based, subscriber-only educational platform. Check it out at icu101.com!

Episode 77: Mastering APRV with Rory Spiegel

Jul 24 2024 62 mins

We discuss the practicalities of using airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) with Dr. Rory Spiegel (@EMnerd_), emergency physician and intensivist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center (and EMNerd at Emcrit). Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here! Takeaway lessons * The most immediate benefit of APRV is to help restore lungs to FRC (functional residual cap