Critical Care Scenarios
Latest Episodes
Lightning rounds #20: Being efficient
Brandon and Bryan chat about tricks and methods of increasing efficiency and getting things done at work.
TIRBO #18: Mastering dilation
A deep dive into dilation during Seldinger techniques, such as central line placement: tips, pitfalls, and pearls.
Episode 51: Resuscitating and deresuscitating with hypertonic saline, with Sean Barnett
We explore the controversial area of using hypertonic saline to support hemodynamics, protect the kidneys, and facilitate diuresis in the critically ill patient. Our guest is Dr. Sean Barnett, hyperto
TIRBO #17: Being cool is a privilege
Ruminations on nursing post-nominals, understated wealth, and how its easiest to not show your power when you already plenty of it.
Lightning rounds #19: How to write a journal article
Continuing the discussion from last Lightning Rounds about presenting at conferences, Brandon and Bryan chat about writing for peer-reviewed journals: why, how, and the process from choosing co-author
TIRBO #16: Are PAs as good as doctors?
How do PAs and other APPs compare with physicians in the clinical context?
Episode 50: Rib fractures and surgical plating with Ron Barbosa
We look at the rib fracture patient requiring ICU admission, including a discussion of surgical repair, with Dr. Ron Barbosa (@rbarbosa91), Portland trauma surgeon and SICU director at Legacy Emmanual
Lightning rounds #18: How to give a conference presentation
Brandon and Bryan chat about academic presentations… how to prepare and submit them, selecting the right venue, giving a good talk, and the elephant in the room: why to do it at all.
TIRBO #14: Trajectories of illness and critical care
How the arc of disease peaks and falls, and how the curve of our care should match it to avoid under- or over-treatment.