61. Vents 101

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

Eduardo Mireles, MD, director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit and vice-chair of the Department of Critical Care Medicine at Cleveland Clinic, joins this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to cover all things mechanical ventilation. Dr. Mireles starts with the basics of what m ...  Show more

This week we review how to ventilate the intubated asthmatic patient. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Podcast_Episode_42_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download One Comment Tags: Asthma, Crashing Asthmatic, Permissive Hypercapnea, Ventilation Show Notes REBEL EM: The ...  Show more

What are the determinants of mean airway pressure? Is too much PEEP ever a bad thing? In this episode, we review determinants of oxygenation in mechanically ventilated patients and discuss the benefits and risks of high versus low PEEP strategies, as well as the utility of lung v ...  Show more

This week it's a listener request. Matt & Andy discuss the Ventilation system.