Critical Care Scenarios

Brandon Oto, PA-C, FCCM and Bryan Boling, DNP, ACNP, FCCM

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Lightning rounds 69: Does PRVC suck? with Nick Ghionni

We step into the ring with Nick Ghionni, pulm/crit attending at MedStar Baltimore Hospital, who tries to convince us that the pressure-targeted, volume-titrated vent mode known as “PRVC” actually sucks. Check out the Intensive Care Academy here!

. 43min 13sec

Lightning rounds 68: Setting PEEP in the obese with Olivia Serigano

EM intensivist Olivia Serigano tells us about their recent publication in Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine evaluating the use of two rules (BMI/3 or PEEP 10 in everyone) for setting PEEP in obese patients on the ventilator. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Takea ... Show more

. 39min 29sec

Episode 103: Basic intracranial hemorrhage

We review the basic care and workflow of caring for bread-and-butter intraparenchymal hemorrhage. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Takeaway pearls

. 1h 1min

Episode 102: Tox files #1 with Andrew Sheen and Jerry Snow

We hear a mystery tox case from Jerry Snow, director of the toxicology fellowship at Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix, and one of his med tox fellows Andrew Sheen. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Takeaway pearls References PATHOPHYSIOLOGY & CLASSIFICATION 1. ... Show more

. 52min 3sec

Lightning rounds 67: IV fluids

We give our general take on IV fluids: when to use them, what to use, when to stop, how to bolus and when to use maintenance fluids, and more. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy!

. 51min 22sec