
Critical Care Scenarios
Education Podcasts
An educational podcast presenting practical critical care scenarios. By Brandon Oto, PA-C and Bryan Boling, ACNP. New episodes weekly.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Education Podcasts
Description:
An educational podcast presenting practical critical care scenarios. By Brandon Oto, PA-C and Bryan Boling, ACNP. New episodes weekly.
Twitter:
@icuscenarios
Language:
English
Website:
http://icuscenarios.com/
Email:
oto.brandon@gmail.com
Episodes
Academy bites: The power of disagreeing
4/23/2025
Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here!
Duration:00:08:36
Episode 86: EEGs in the ICU with Carolina Maciel
4/16/2025
We discuss the basics of EEG in the ICU, including when to do it, selecting the appropriate study, and the basics of bedside interpretation, with Carolina B Maciel, MD, MSCR, FAAN, triple boarded in neurology, neurocritical care, and critical care EEG. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your … Continue reading "Episode 86: EEGs in the ICU with Carolina Maciel"
Lightning rounds 51: Hemodynamic interfaces with Philippe Rola
4/2/2025
Philippe Rola, intensivist, master of the VEXUS scan, and founder of the Hospitalist and Resuscitationist conference, shares his recent model of four hemodynamic interfaces to describe the entire circulatory system. Register for the H&R conference (May 22-23 2025) here with the discount code provided in the show. (No, we’re not sponsored, just a cool event.) … Continue reading "Lightning rounds 51: Hemodynamic interfaces with Philippe Rola"
Duration:00:43:43
Episode 88: ICU Liberation SCCM Congress 2025
3/19/2025
A roundup from members of the SCCM’s ICU Liberation committee, recorded at SCCM Congress 2025. Included:
Duration:00:13:55
Lightning rounds 50: Mastering PA catheter placement with Matt Siuba
3/5/2025
We learn the vanishing art of placing the PA (Swan-Ganz) catheter, with intensivist and friend of the podcast Matt Siuba (@msiuba). Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here! Takeaway points References Insertion video Wedge distance How measurement technique affects diagnosis Thermo in TR review POCUS for … Continue reading "Lightning rounds 50: Mastering PA catheter placement with Matt Siuba"
Duration:01:04:28
Lightning rounds 49: The Vortex approach with Nicholas Chrimes
2/19/2025
We learn about the Vortex approach to airway management, as well as airway algorithms and mental models in general, with Vortex creator and anesthesiologist Dr. Nicholas Chrimes, anaesthetist and cofounder of the Safe Airway Society. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here! References
Duration:01:07:13
Episode 85: Tracheostomy basics with Vinciya Pandian
2/5/2025
We discuss the basics of evaluation for tracheostomy placement, periprocedural care, and post-procedure complications with Vinciya Pandian, PhD, ACNP, FCCM, tracheostomy nurse practitioner and researcher. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here!
Duration:00:46:01
Academy bites: You were here when we were not
1/29/2025
Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here!
Duration:00:15:40
Episode 84: Acute liver failure with Sergio Navarrete
1/22/2025
We discuss assessment, monitoring, medical stabilization, and when to consider transplant of the patient with acute liver failure. We are joined by Dr. Sergio Navarrete, anesthesiologist and intensivist with fellowship training in transplant anesthesia. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here! Takeaway lessons References
Duration:00:56:39
Episode 83: Cardiac arrest with Scott Weingart
1/8/2025
We talk about the nitty-gritty details of a well-run cardiac arrest, with Scott Weingart of Emcrit (@emcrit), ED intensivist. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here! Takeaway lessons Resources
Duration:01:10:15
Lightning rounds 48: Complete airway closure with Thomas Piraino
12/25/2024
We talk about the phenomenon of airway closure during mechanical ventilation, with Thomas Piraino, RRT, FCSRT, FAARC, adjunct lecturer for the Department of Anesthesia at McMaster University, editor of The Centre of Excellence in Mechanical Ventilation Blog, and a member of the editorial board of Respiratory Care. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Find us on … Continue reading "Lightning rounds 48: Complete airway closure with Thomas Piraino"
Duration:01:13:45
Episode 82: When it goes wrong
12/11/2024
Our approach to common problems and troubleshooting: Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here!
Duration:00:55:55
Lightning rounds 47: Post-op care transitions
11/27/2024
We chat about the post-op transition of care from the OR to the ICU, including questions to ask, workflows, and pitfalls. Check out the Intensive Care Academy here! Bryan’s textbook: Concepts in Surgical Critical Care Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here!
Duration:00:44:09
Episode 81: Bacterial meningitis with Casey Albin
11/13/2024
We talk about diagnosis, treatment, and subsequent care of the patient with bacterial meningitis, with Emory neurointensivist Casey Albin, MD (@caseyalbin). Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here! Takeaway lessons Resources
Duration:00:58:42
Lightning rounds 46: Nick Ghionni on combating cognitive bias
10/30/2024
We chat with Nick Ghionni, pulm/crit attending at MedStar Baltimore Hospital, about identifying and combating cognitive biases in our clinical decision-making. Check out the Intensive Care Academy here! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here!
Duration:00:55:40
Episode 80: Implementing the A-F bundle with Kali Dayton
10/16/2024
We discuss the practical barriers to implementing the A-F ICU liberation bundle, with Kali Dayton, ACNP-BC (@daytonicu), host of the Walking Home from the ICU podcast, and consultant to ICUs working on these issues. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here!
Duration:00:58:08
Lightning rounds 45: Noelia Bischoff on transitioning nursing roles
10/2/2024
We chat with Noelia Bischoff, recently off orientation in the medical ICU at Johns Hopkins as a nurse practitioner, about the transition from her role as a bedside ICU nurse. Check out the Intensive Care Academy here! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here!
Duration:00:38:55
Episode 79: Transfusion reactions with Joe Chaffin
9/18/2024
We discuss transfusion reactions, risks, and management, including infection, consent, TRALI, TACO, and hemolytic reactions—with Dr. Joe Chaffin (@bloodbankguy), the “Blood Bank Guy” and transfusion medicine specialist. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here! Takeaway lessons
Duration:00:55:54
Lightning rounds 44: Post-intubation sedation roundup
9/4/2024
Experts in critical care share their approach to post-intubation sedation. Contributors: Check out the Intensive Care Academy here! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here!
Duration:00:32:00
Episode 78: Echoing the RV with Matt Siuba
8/21/2024
We talk the nitty-gritty of assessing the right heart using echocardiography, with our friend Matt Siuba (@msiuba), intensivist at the Cleveland Clinic and master of zentensivism. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here! Takeaway lessons
Duration:00:55:29