No-Shitters, Boldface, and the Resus QRH

No-Shitters, Boldface, and the Resus QRH

In an amazing lecture; Joe Novak, ED doc and former combat aviator; spoke about the need for memorized boldface actions and then the availability of a quick reference handbook (QRH) for the next steps. But where are either... read more

Sepsis and Septic Shock – What Matters from EM Cases Course

Sepsis and Septic Shock – What Matters from EM Cases Course

In this podcast Dr. Sara Gray, intensivist and emergency physician, co-author of The CAEP Sepsis Guidelines, answers questions such as: How does one best recognize occult septic shock? How does SIRS, qSOFA and NEWS compare... read more

Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Risk Prediction Tool

Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Risk Prediction Tool

Ludwig H. Lin, MD, and Ashish K. Khanna, MD, FCCP, FCCM, discuss Dr. Khanna's top-rated abstract, Derivation and Validation of a Novel Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Risk Prediction Tool, from the Society of Critical... read more

The PreVent Trial, Assessing the Role of Bag-mask Ventilation During Tracheal Intubation in Critically Ill Adults

The PreVent Trial, Assessing the Role of Bag-mask Ventilation During Tracheal Intubation in Critically Ill Adults

In this "Breathe Easy Critical Perspective" podcast, Dr. Dominique Pepper interviews Dr. Matthew Semler. They discuss the PreVent trial, a recent publication in the 2019 issue of the NEJM that assessed the role of bag-mask... read more

Neuro ICU Nurse Tips for Newbies

Neuro ICU Nurse Tips for Newbies

This episode discusses a few diseases processes that are typically seen by the neuro ICU nurse as well as a neuro floor. We chat about subdural hematomas, epidural hematomas, seizures, brain tumors, and diffuse axonal injury.... read more

Enough is Enough (O2 Saturation of 94-96%)

Enough is Enough (O2 Saturation of 94-96%)

The liberal use of supplemental oxygen therapy in acutely ill adults has a long history in the hospital, but high-quality therapy supporting its practice is unclear. Recently, the role of oxygen therapy in non-hypoxic patients... read more

Acute Right Heart Failure

Acute Right Heart Failure

The right ventricle is often overlooked in critical care in favour of the attention to the left side of the heart. But acute right heart failure is important and today on the podcast we discuss its implications for critical... read more

Antibiotics for the Critically Ill Patient

Antibiotics for the Critically Ill Patient

We spend a lot of time obsessing over the finer details of critical care: which fluid is best? which vasopressor is best? will another liter of fluid help? These details are important, but for a septic patient something... read more

Shock: Roadside to Resus

Shock: Roadside to Resus

If you're involved in the care of critically unwell patients then you will frequently encounter patients who are shocked. The European Society of Intensive Care Medicine defines shock as; "Life-threatening, generalized... read more

Nutrition in Surgery Podcast

Changing Care to Improve Surgical Outcomes. In this mini-series of six podcasts sponsored by Abbott Nutrition, the DCRI's Paul Wischmeyer, MD, EDIC, welcomes distinguished scientists and clinicians from the U.S. and the U.K.... read more

Never Underestimate the Simple Things We Do To Our Patients

Never Underestimate the Simple Things We Do To Our Patients

In this compelling episode, Professor Paul Wischmeyer, shares some of his experiences as a patient in the ICU. Since he was 15 he has endured multiple hospitalizations and ICU stays for his inflammatory bowel disease. This... read more

Preventing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue

Preventing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue

Burnout and compassion fatigue can happen to any healthcare professional, and it can have a negative impact on patients and even your larger nursing career. Fortunately it's very preventable, as our guest this week will attest... read more

High Flow Nasal Oxygen for Acute Bronchiolitis?

High Flow Nasal Oxygen for Acute Bronchiolitis?

Since bronchiolitis is a clinical diagnosis, there is no test, including viral testing and radiography, which rules it in or out (Schuh et al 2007). Sadly, despite multiple guidelines (NICE, AAP, CPS), there has also been... read more

Hospital Variation in Risk-Adjusted Pediatric Sepsis Mortality

Hospital Variation in Risk-Adjusted Pediatric Sepsis Mortality

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Stefanie G. Ames, MD, about the article "Hospital Variation in Risk-Adjusted Pediatric Sepsis Mortality," published in the May 2018 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Ames... read more