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Critical Care Scenarios

An educational podcast teaching practical critical care. By Brandon Oto, PA-C and Bryan Boling, ACNP. New episodes biweekly.

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Lightning rounds 70: Jumping ship for private industry, with Theresa Human

Theresa Human, former academic clinical pharmacist in neurocritical care and now medical liaison for a large pharmaceutical company, chats about late-career transitions and working for private industry. Check out the Intensive Care Academy here!

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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!

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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! Takeaway pearls

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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

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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. Lalau JD, Kajbaf F, Protti A, et al. Metformin-associated lactic acidosis … Continue reading "Episode 102: Tox files #1…

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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!

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Lightning rounds 66: ED vs ICU with Namita Jayaprakash

We discuss the interface between ED and ICU and why we have trouble understanding each other, with Dr. Namita Jayaprakash, dual-trained EM and critical care physician, and medical director of her ED. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! References

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Lightning rounds 65: Global health with Kwame Boateng

We learn about how to contribute to underserved communities abroad, with Kwame Akuamoh-Boateng, DNP, ACNP-BC, FCCM. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! References

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Episode 101: Acalculous cholecystitis with Dennis Kim

Dennis Kim, trauma surgeon and surgical intensivist of the Trauma ICU Rounds podcast, weighs in on the diagnosis and management of acalculous cholecystitis. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Takeaway pearls

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Episode 100: Autoimmune encephalitis testing with Tammy Smith

Tammy Smith, assistant professor of neurology at the University of Utah within the division of Neuroimmunology and Autoimmune Neurology, and a clinical consultant at ARUP Laboratories, gives us the inside scoop on testing for autoimmune encephalitis syndromes. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! CHEST’s Procedural Skills for the Critical Care Clinician, April 23-24 2026 … Continue reading…

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