Each and every week, we tirelessly explore the vast expanse of the internet, striving to unearth the most captivating podcast episodes that delve into the captivating realm of Critical Care Medicine. Brace yourself for an immersive auditory experience as we present to you the freshest lineup of podcasts:
Extubating to HFNC
We talk about HFNC including extubation to HFNC in "Early weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation via high-flow nasal oxygen versus conventional weaning in patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure" by Ayyawar et al published in Critical Care Science. Listen to podcast
Work of Breathing and Lung Efficiency
In this episode, we discuss the concept of Work of breathing and lung efficiency. Listen to podcast
AKI: Clinical Evidence to Optimize Patient Outcomes
What form of renal replacement therapy should clinicians use for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU)? Listen to podcast
Perioperative Update with Dr. Avital O'Glasser
ACC/AHA guideline update, including biomarker testing, MINS, and other consulting tips. Master perioperative medicine! Learn when to hold ACE inhibitors, how to manage OSA without delaying surgery, and why “NPO after midnight” is outdated. Listen to podcast
Challenging dogma in the ICU (Part II)
In a previous episode, Dr. Sergio Zanotti explored the importance of challenging dogma, particularly when the supporting evidence is weak or absent. Today, he continues that discussion by examining critical care practices that persist despite a lack of strong scientific validation. Listen to podcast
The Dose For Methylene Blue to Treat Acquired Methemoglobinemia
Acquired methemoglobinemia is typically a reaction to medications. The ferric hemes of methemoglobin are unable to bind oxygen therefore causing a functional anemia. Listen to podcast
PROACTIVE and ASA in Sepsis
We jump to SCCM where we talk about 2 late breakers - PROACTIVE or "Propranolol As an Anxiolytic to Reduce the Use of Sedatives for Critically Ill Adults Receiving Mechanical Ventilation" by Downar et al and "Acetylsalicylic Acid Treatment in Patients With Sepsis and Septic Shock" by Almeida et al both published in CCM in 2025. Listen to podcast
Brain Fog
In today's episode of the ICU Podcast, we’re going to talk about brain fog. It kind of sounds like some sort of weather pattern. What is brain fog, and why do so many vestibular patients experience it? Listen to podcast
The Vital Roles of NPs and PAs in Critical Care
In this episode of Critical Care Time we focus on the role NPs & PAs - sometimes referred to collectively as APPs - play in the ICU. Listen to podcast
Mastering PA catheter placement with Matt Siuba
We learn the vanishing art of placing the PA (Swan-Ganz) catheter, with intensivist and friend of the podcast Matt Siuba (@msiuba). Listen to podcast
Healing From Post-ICU PTSD with UCF Restores
After 51 days of sedation and immobility in the ICU and on ECMO, Angela Leggett spent almost 2 decades battling post-ICU PTSD. She shares with us her journey and the impact of UCF Restores to give her a new chance at quality of life! Listen to podcast
Adult congenital disease in the ICU
This episode will discuss adult congenital disease in the ICU. Dr. Zanotti is joined by Dr. Cameron Dezfulian, a pediatric and adult critical care physician. Listen to podcast
2025 SCCM Congress Recap
Brian Gilbert and Andy Webb join to help give a full recap of the 2025 SCCM Congress in Orlando, FL. Listen to podcast
Great Minds in Medicine: Dr. Sergio Zanotti
In the latest installment of the "Great Minds in Medicine" series, I sit down with Dr. Sergio Zanotti, Critical Care Chief Medical Officer for Sound Physicians. We had a wide-ranging discussion about medicine, critical care, and healthcare in general. Listen to podcast
Inotrope Basics Part 2 – Specific Scenarios
Today, we have a new CV-EMCrit episode: Inotropes Part II with Editor of CV-EMCrit, Trina Augustin. Last week we discussed the specific agents; this week we talk scenarios. Listen to podcast
Inotrope Basics Part 1
Dobutamine vs. milrinone as inotropes in cardiogenic shock. What Heart Rate to Shoot For? 90-110 in most patients may go higher if compensating for RHF or extremely low EF. Listen to podcast
FLORALI and RENOVATE
We talk about non-invasive oxygen support and RENOVATE or "High-Flow Nasal Oxygen vs Noninvasive Ventilation in Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure" published in JAMA December 2024 and presented at the CCR Down Under Conference. Listen to podcast
Tracheostomy Basics
In this podcast we discuss the basics of evaluation for tracheostomy placement, periprocedural care, and post-procedure complications with Vinciya Pandian, PhD, ACNP, FCCM, tracheostomy nurse practitioner and researcher. Listen to podcast
Intravenous Thrombolysis in Minor Ischemic
This week, he will discuss a paper exploring the role of intravenous thrombolytic therapy in patients with minor ischemic stroke and intracranial vessel occlusion. Listen to podcast
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guidelines for Adults With Chronic Respiratory Disease
Guidelines from the American Thoracic Society report on the value of pulmonary rehabilitation for people with COPD, interstitial lung disease, or pulmonary hypertension. Listen to podcast
CCR Down Under: SCREEN
We were excited to have on this episode Dr. Adam Wright who is a PhD in Bioinformatics to discuss SCREEN or "Electronic Sepsis Screening Among Patients Admitted to Hospital Wards: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial" published by Arabi et al in JAMA 2024 and presented at the CCR Down Under Conference. Listen to podcast
Eclampsia: What's Your Management Plan?
In this episode, Suzanne and Stephanie talk about how to be prepared and manage an eclamptic patient. We give 3 scenarios of eclampsia to stimulate thought about where and how you would manage. Listen to podcast
Negative Pressure Dressings and Surgical Site Infections, Dementia Care Programs for Patients and Caregivers
Editor's Summary by Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, Editor in Chief, and Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, Deputy Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. Listen to podcast
Updated Brain Death Guidance: What Critical Care Teams Need to Know
Host Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, FCCM, welcomes Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD, FAAN, FNCS, to discuss what critical care professionals need to know about determining brain death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC). Listen to podcast
We talk about HFNC including extubation to HFNC in "Early weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation via high-flow nasal oxygen versus conventional weaning in patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure" by Ayyawar et al published in Critical Care Science. Listen to podcast
Work of Breathing and Lung Efficiency
In this episode, we discuss the concept of Work of breathing and lung efficiency. Listen to podcast
AKI: Clinical Evidence to Optimize Patient Outcomes
What form of renal replacement therapy should clinicians use for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU)? Listen to podcast
Perioperative Update with Dr. Avital O'Glasser
ACC/AHA guideline update, including biomarker testing, MINS, and other consulting tips. Master perioperative medicine! Learn when to hold ACE inhibitors, how to manage OSA without delaying surgery, and why “NPO after midnight” is outdated. Listen to podcast
Challenging dogma in the ICU (Part II)
In a previous episode, Dr. Sergio Zanotti explored the importance of challenging dogma, particularly when the supporting evidence is weak or absent. Today, he continues that discussion by examining critical care practices that persist despite a lack of strong scientific validation. Listen to podcast
The Dose For Methylene Blue to Treat Acquired Methemoglobinemia
Acquired methemoglobinemia is typically a reaction to medications. The ferric hemes of methemoglobin are unable to bind oxygen therefore causing a functional anemia. Listen to podcast
PROACTIVE and ASA in Sepsis
We jump to SCCM where we talk about 2 late breakers - PROACTIVE or "Propranolol As an Anxiolytic to Reduce the Use of Sedatives for Critically Ill Adults Receiving Mechanical Ventilation" by Downar et al and "Acetylsalicylic Acid Treatment in Patients With Sepsis and Septic Shock" by Almeida et al both published in CCM in 2025. Listen to podcast
Brain Fog
In today's episode of the ICU Podcast, we’re going to talk about brain fog. It kind of sounds like some sort of weather pattern. What is brain fog, and why do so many vestibular patients experience it? Listen to podcast
The Vital Roles of NPs and PAs in Critical Care
In this episode of Critical Care Time we focus on the role NPs & PAs - sometimes referred to collectively as APPs - play in the ICU. Listen to podcast
Mastering PA catheter placement with Matt Siuba
We learn the vanishing art of placing the PA (Swan-Ganz) catheter, with intensivist and friend of the podcast Matt Siuba (@msiuba). Listen to podcast
Healing From Post-ICU PTSD with UCF Restores
After 51 days of sedation and immobility in the ICU and on ECMO, Angela Leggett spent almost 2 decades battling post-ICU PTSD. She shares with us her journey and the impact of UCF Restores to give her a new chance at quality of life! Listen to podcast
Adult congenital disease in the ICU
This episode will discuss adult congenital disease in the ICU. Dr. Zanotti is joined by Dr. Cameron Dezfulian, a pediatric and adult critical care physician. Listen to podcast
2025 SCCM Congress Recap
Brian Gilbert and Andy Webb join to help give a full recap of the 2025 SCCM Congress in Orlando, FL. Listen to podcast
Great Minds in Medicine: Dr. Sergio Zanotti
In the latest installment of the "Great Minds in Medicine" series, I sit down with Dr. Sergio Zanotti, Critical Care Chief Medical Officer for Sound Physicians. We had a wide-ranging discussion about medicine, critical care, and healthcare in general. Listen to podcast
Inotrope Basics Part 2 – Specific Scenarios
Today, we have a new CV-EMCrit episode: Inotropes Part II with Editor of CV-EMCrit, Trina Augustin. Last week we discussed the specific agents; this week we talk scenarios. Listen to podcast
Inotrope Basics Part 1
Dobutamine vs. milrinone as inotropes in cardiogenic shock. What Heart Rate to Shoot For? 90-110 in most patients may go higher if compensating for RHF or extremely low EF. Listen to podcast
FLORALI and RENOVATE
We talk about non-invasive oxygen support and RENOVATE or "High-Flow Nasal Oxygen vs Noninvasive Ventilation in Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure" published in JAMA December 2024 and presented at the CCR Down Under Conference. Listen to podcast
Tracheostomy Basics
In this podcast we discuss the basics of evaluation for tracheostomy placement, periprocedural care, and post-procedure complications with Vinciya Pandian, PhD, ACNP, FCCM, tracheostomy nurse practitioner and researcher. Listen to podcast
Intravenous Thrombolysis in Minor Ischemic
This week, he will discuss a paper exploring the role of intravenous thrombolytic therapy in patients with minor ischemic stroke and intracranial vessel occlusion. Listen to podcast
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guidelines for Adults With Chronic Respiratory Disease
Guidelines from the American Thoracic Society report on the value of pulmonary rehabilitation for people with COPD, interstitial lung disease, or pulmonary hypertension. Listen to podcast
CCR Down Under: SCREEN
We were excited to have on this episode Dr. Adam Wright who is a PhD in Bioinformatics to discuss SCREEN or "Electronic Sepsis Screening Among Patients Admitted to Hospital Wards: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial" published by Arabi et al in JAMA 2024 and presented at the CCR Down Under Conference. Listen to podcast
Eclampsia: What's Your Management Plan?
In this episode, Suzanne and Stephanie talk about how to be prepared and manage an eclamptic patient. We give 3 scenarios of eclampsia to stimulate thought about where and how you would manage. Listen to podcast
Negative Pressure Dressings and Surgical Site Infections, Dementia Care Programs for Patients and Caregivers
Editor's Summary by Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, Editor in Chief, and Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, Deputy Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. Listen to podcast
Updated Brain Death Guidance: What Critical Care Teams Need to Know
Host Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, FCCM, welcomes Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD, FAAN, FNCS, to discuss what critical care professionals need to know about determining brain death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC). Listen to podcast
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