Critical Care Scenarios

Critical Care Scenarios


Latest Episodes

TIRBO #45: SBT failure phenotypes
October 04, 2023

What are the ways that patients fail breathing trials, and what can they tell us about how to optimize them for next time?

Lightning rounds #32: Creating a POCUS system with Leon Chen
September 27, 2023

We chat with Leon Chen about his work setting up infrastructure for clinical POCUS at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Leon is an Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in the ICU, Clinical Program

TIRBO #44: The things I carry
September 20, 2023

A brief discussion of the stuff in your pockets as you practice medicine.

Episode 65: Obstructive UTI with Ashley Winter
September 13, 2023

We discuss the nuts and bolts of urinary infection with an obstructing stone with Ashley Winter (@AshleyGWinter), board certified urologist with a fellowship in male and female sexual medicine, and ch

TIRBO #43: Lying to ourselves (the clinician’s perspective on end-of-life care)
September 06, 2023

From the Critical Concepts blog, thoughts on our personal biases and lack of humility when contemplating end-of-life decision making.

Lightning rounds #31: How to not get fired
August 30, 2023

Bryan and Brandon chat about holding down jobs, conflict resolution and interpersonal skills, and how to protect yourself as an employee.

TIRBO #42: The mobile locus of control
August 23, 2023

When are patient outcomes your fault?

Episode 64: Neurologic POCUS with Aarti Sarwal
August 16, 2023

We explore the cutting edge practice of point-of-care ultrasound of the brain, including optic nerve sheath measurement, transcranial doppler, assessing midline shift, and more, with Aarti Sarwal, neu

TIRBO #41: Tissue compression and elasticity during procedures
August 09, 2023

Dealing with the good and bad aspects of tissue mobility during percutaneous procedures.

Lightning rounds #29: Making APP and physician collaboration work, with Matt Siuba
August 02, 2023

We chat with friend of the podcast Matt Siuba(@msiuba), Mr. Zentensivist, to share our distinct perspectives on the relationship between APPs (PAs or NPs) and the intensivists we work alongside.