Lightning rounds 53: GI Q&A with Elliot Tapper

This episode of Critical Care Scenarios features hosts Brandon Odo and Brian Bowling, along with hepatologist Elliot Tapper, discussing a range of GI topics relevant to critical care. The conversation covers the management of constipation using a heart failure analogy, anti-emetics and the use of alcohol swabs for nausea, paracentesis techniques with ultrasound, and approaches to cholangitis diagnosis and treatment. Further topics include hepatorenal syndrome, ileus, the use of pro-motility drugs, and diarrhea management, including the judicious use of anti-diarrheal medications and rectal tubes. The discussion emphasizes practical approaches and diagnostic considerations for GI issues in the ICU setting.