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ICU Rounds

Jeffrey S. Guy, MD, FACSburndoc.libsyn.com
A podcast dedicated to the teaching of critical care. The focus audience is physicians, residents, medical students, nurses, therapists, and paramedics. These are topics that arise while on teaching rounds in the Burn ICU at Vanderbilt Medical Center. A broad scope of critical care and prehospital topics are presented as well as recent journal articles and medical news.
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Episodes

Acute RenalFailure

Acute renal failure is a dreaded complication in the ICU. This podcast will review the various types of acute renal failure, the etiology, as well as acute management.

May 22, 200742 min

Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) or BiVent: What the heck is this?

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) is not a new mode of mechanical ventilation, but it seems to be gaining a great deal of popularity lately. Many people find this mode very complicated and thick that it is reserved only for the very ill. Neither one of these assumptions are corrrect. This mode is very easy to learn and use. Furthermore, this mode is very physiological and tolerated by all types of patients.

May 20, 200723 min

Complications of PEEP and Auto-PEEP

Virtually all patients on ventilators are on PEEP. PEEP has several interactions with various organ systems and some can result in profound complications. An understanding of PEEP and auto-PEEP are required before we can understand modes of ventilation like APRV (Bi-Vent)

May 19, 200719 min

Glutamine In Critical Illness: what's all the fuss about?

All surgical residents know that glutamine is the amino acid known as the fuel for the gut. But what is all the fuss about? The episode will look at the data on glutamine. Does glutamine improve outcomes, and if so and in who? How much should we use and what are the hazards? Enteral versus parenteral. www.burndoc.com

May 18, 200711 min

Lightning Injuries

Lightning injuries are rare, but when you do treat a patient they can have facinating presentations. This lecture follows a patient we treated at Vanderbilt. The patient present to a local ED with stroke like symptoms following the lightning strike. Initially, physicians were confused by the presentation, but in this lecture you will learn that his presentation was near textbook. www.burndoc.com

May 15, 200711 min

Oxygenation & PEEP

A discussion of ventilation, oxygenation, and the role of PEEP.

May 13, 200726 min

Modes of Mechanical Ventilation

A discussion of the various types of ventilators with a focus on the various ventilator modes and types of ventilator cycles. Also presented is the topic of pressure support ventilation (PSV)

May 13, 200724 min
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