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Critical Care Time

Critical Care Time is the podcast for everyone who cares for the critically Ill. Whether you work in an ICU, a Med-Surg unit, an ED, a PACU or the back of an ambulance - Dr. Cyrus Askin & Dr. Nick Mark provide practical insights and useful tips to enhance your skillset. They are triple board-certified intensivists who love patient care and teaching. Journey with them through deep dives into physiology and practical pearls, leaving no stone unturned in the world of critical care medicine. Through their own insights, expert interviews and targeted reviews of the literature, Nick and Cyrus provide practical, relevant critical care pearls. If you bill for critical care time, you must make time for Critical Care Time! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

In this episode of Critical Care Time, co-hosts Dr. Nick Mark and Dr. Cyrus Askin discuss the physiologically difficult airway, differentiating it from the anatomically difficult airway. They emphasize the importance of understanding the physiological challenges during intubation, including vasodilation, hypoxemia, inc...

10. Intro to The Pleura & Conquering

23 Oct 2023

1h 3m

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The pleura functions as a serous membrane maintaining lung-chest wall adherence through surface tension and negative intrapleural pressure. While most humans possess two distinct pleural cavities, providing resilience against unilateral pneumothorax, comparative physiology reveals unique adaptations: buffaloes suffer f...

9. Cardiac Arrest & Running a Code

09 Oct 2023

1h 7m

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In this episode of Critical Care Time, co-hosts Dr. Cyrus Askin and Dr. Nick Mark discuss how to lead a code in critical care situations, emphasizing the importance of rapid response teams, clear roles, and efficient communication. They use a case study of a 68-year-old male with COPD experiencing cardiac arrest to ill...

8. Legal Considerations and Patient Care with Drs. Erin DeMartino & Matthew Griffith

25 Sep 2023

1h 5m

7. Vasopressors - Part 2

11 Sep 2023

1h 3m

6. Vasopressors - Part 1

28 Aug 2023

1h 0m

5. Zorses and Hebras

14 Aug 2023

35m

4. ICU Delirium with Dr. Wes Ely, MD.

31 Jul 2023

54m

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In this episode of Critical Care Time, Dr. Cyrus Askin and Dr. Nick Mark interview Dr. Wes Ely, a critical care expert, about ICU delirium. Dr. Ely shares his journey into studying delirium, defines it as a global brain dysfunction, and discusses its prevalence and impact on patient outcomes, especially during COVID-19...

3. Journal Club - Platelets and Lines

19 Jul 2023

33m

2. Undifferentiated Shock Part 2

05 Jul 2023

40m

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In the second part of their shock episode, Drs. Nick Mark and Cyrus Askin delve into a framework for understanding and categorizing different types of shock: pump problems (cardiogenic and obstructive), pipe problems (distributive), and tank problems (hypovolemic). They discuss hemodynamic characteristics, physical exa...

1. Undifferentiated Shock Part 1

03 Jul 2023

46m

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In this episode of "Critical Care Time," co-hosts Dr. Cyrus Askin and Dr. Nick Mark delve into the critical topic of undifferentiated shock, emphasizing that it's a clinical diagnosis—a failure of adequate oxygen delivery to meet consumption—rather than a condition defined by specific numbers. They stress the importanc...