Critical Care Scenarios

Brandon Oto, PA-C, FCCM and Bryan Boling, DNP, ACNP, FCCM•icuscenarios.com

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

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Episode 3: Refractory ARDS

What stops do you make along the garden path of hypoxic respiratory failure? Resources References An ARDS review: Fan E, Brodie D, Slutsky A. Acute Respiratory Distress: Syndrome Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment. JAMA. 2018;319(7):698-710 Lung protective ventilation (The original ARDSnet ARMA trial): Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network, Brower RG, Matthay MA, et al. Ventilation with … Continue reading "Episode 3: Refractory ARDS"...

Feb 01, 2020•41 min

Episode 2: Takotsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy

A tricky case of refractory heart failure. Case files Resources References Champion S, Belcour D, Vandroux D, et al. Stress (Tako-tsubo) cardiomyopathy in critically-ill patients. Eur Heart J. 2015;4(2):189-96. Chockalingam A. Stress cardiomyopathy of the critically ill: Spectrum of secondary, global, probable and subclinical forms. Indian Heart J. 2018;70(1):177-84. Dawson D. Acute stress-induced (takotsubo) cardiomyopathy. … Continue reading "Episode 2: Takotsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy"...

Jan 01, 2020•37 min

Episode 1: Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection

A troubling case of a painful finger. Resources References Stevens DL, Bryant AE. Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections. N Engl J Med. 2017 Dec 7;377(23):2253-2265. Bechar J, Sepehripour S, Hardwicke J, Filobbos G. Laboratory risk indicator for necrotising fasciitis (LRINEC) score for the assessment of early necrotising fasciitis: a systematic review of the literature. Ann R Coll … Continue reading "Episode 1: Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection"...

Dec 09, 2019•31 min

Episode 0: Introduction

Getting to know the podcast, your hosts, and why we’re all here in this digital classroom.

Dec 09, 2019•11 min

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