42. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

We’re bringing back one of our deep dives into the world of critical care! Nick & Cyrus revisit inotropes, breaking down these essential medications and their role in managing cardiogenic shock. From the different types of inotropes to choosing the right agent for your patient, w ...  Show more

In this episode of Critical Care Time, neurointensivist Dr. Sean Marinelli joins Nick & Cyrus to tackle brain death/death by neurologic criteria. We break down the prerequisites, neurologic exam, apnea testing, ancillary studies, and the challenging situations where things get co ...  Show more

Do the terms “sweep” and “chatter” set you on edge? Uncertain how to interpret the countless monitors and labs for your patients on ECMO? Join us in a collaboration with the PedsCrit Podcast, as our guest, Dr. Karen Fauman, Pediatric Intensivist, Pediatric ECMO Medical Director, ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we discuss two main causes of hypoxia as well as the utility of the A-a gradient to help determine the underlying etiology. We discuss different methods of oxygen delivery and briefly review etiologies that may cause hypoxia. Our medicine minute d ...  Show more

Back to the basics! In this episode we review the evolving criteria, etiologies, and pathophysiology of ARDS. A brief review of ventilator induced lung lung injury and initial vent setup provide the groundwork for future episodes exploring how to troubleshoot the vent and therapi ...  Show more

Hold your breath for this one! The Curious Clinicians answer a puzzling pulmonary physiology question: Why can systemic pulmonary vasodilators worsen hypoxemia in COPD-associated pulmonary hypertension? Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel here, and read the show notes h ...  Show more