Critical Care Time
Critical Care Time Podcast
A podcast about medicine
- 1 hour 31 minutes66. Rheumatology Emergencies with Dr. Marcela Ferrada
On this episode of Critical Care Time, we tackle the enigma - shrouded in mystery and caped in uncertainty - know as rheumatologic emergencies in the critically ill patient! We sit down with Dr. Marcela Ferrada - a QUADRUPLE boarded intensivist/rheumatologist/ID specialist and internist - who guides us through her approach to rheumatologic emergencies in the sickest of the sick. As we often do, we approach this via a pragmatic, cased-based journey for your listening pleasure. Please check it out, learn all you can, and as always - let us know your thoughts and leave a review!
Special thanks to returning sponsor, Seastar Medical for supporting us with this production!
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12 January 2026, 9:00 am - 29 minutes 16 seconds65. Journal Club: The RSI TrialThis Critical Care Time bonus is our ode to RSI... that is the RSI Trial! In this episode, we'll unpack all the important elements of the recently released RSI Trial by the Pragmatic Critical Care Research Group exploring whether there is a signal favoring etomidate vs ketamine for tracheal intubation of critically ill adults. Does one drug reign supreme? Is this practice changing, practice affirming or perhaps the devil's in the details? Listen, learn and let us know YOUR thoughts!
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29 December 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 20 minutes64. Journal Club: End of 2025 RoundupThis week we drop a journal club extravaganza! Should we do away with the A-Line? Is Bicarb a sure-fire way to treat metabolic acidosis in the setting of AKI? What about selective decontamination and all that capillary refill business!? We tackle all these topics through thoughtful journal discussion, provide our $0.02 and a little witty repartee, of course! Check it out and let us know what you think!
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15 December 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 12 minutes63. Leading in the ICU… and Beyond!The importance of leadership in the hospital setting is critically important yet often overlooked. It’s even more important to have sound leaders and adhere to well-founded leadership practices when taking care of the critically ill. Join us as we sit down with Dr. Josh Hartzell - internist, infectious disease physician, author, veteran and physician-leader - as we discuss Leading in the ICU and Beyond!As always, please leave us feedback and let us know what you think!
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1 December 2025, 8:00 am - 1 hour 20 minutes62. Burnout & Moral InjuryFor those who work in an ICU - or with any patients for that matter -the concepts of burnout and moral injury are no stranger. In order to mitigate the effects of these forces, it’s important to understand them. Join Nick and Cyrus, as they sit down with an incredible guest, Dr. Venktesh Ramnath, with the hopes of doing just that. On this episode we step away from the pressors and central lines and focus on the contributors to burn out and moral injury in the medical field while developing some strategies to combat them. Listen, watch, learn and let us know what you think!
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17 November 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 40 minutes61. Vents 101Join Cyrus & Nick as the FINALLY tackle mechanical ventilation. In this episode - first of many we suspect - we lay the foundations for mechanical ventilation. If you stick with us through this one you'll come away with a great introduction to vents to include why we use them, what we adjust, and about a number of the primary vent modes you'll likely seen in your ICU. We've got something for everyone with this episode so please give it a listen and let us know what you think!
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3 November 2025, 7:00 am - 1 hour 7 minutesReboot - Hypoxemia MasterclassJoin Nick and Cyrus as they teach a master class on hypoxemia for everyone and anyone who is ICU adjacent! We discuss why oxygen is so crucial, share some very interesting animal physiology and - perhaps most importantly- discuss the 6 causes of hypoxemia you MUST know… and what you can do about them! Take a listen, let us know what you think, and leave us a review!
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20 October 2025, 7:00 am - 31 minutes 20 seconds60. Journal Club: Should We Save The Right IJ?This week on Critical Care Time, Nick & Cyrus discuss the recent article in the Journal of Critical Care titled “Impact of initial jugular vein insertion site selection for central venous catheter placement on hemodialysis catheter complications.” Is this bunk or is this practice changing? Did they select the right population for this study or is the question they asked and answered... maybe not such a great question? We'll cover all this and more during this week's episode! Please take a listen, react, reach out & as always - don't forget to leave a review!
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6 October 2025, 7:00 am - 1 hour 40 minutes59. Airway Controversies with Dr. Jarrod Mosier, MD
Join us this week on Critical Care Time as we take on Airway Controversies with Dr. Jarrod Mosier - course director for The Difficult Airway Course: Critical Care! We talk induction agents, pre-oxygenation and cover so much more in this episode!
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22 September 2025, 7:00 am - 32 minutes 55 seconds58. Cases in Congestion with Dr Ross PragerOn this mini-sode, Cyrus & Nick are once again joined by Dr. Prager as they follow up on last week's episode with some cases & practical pearls to really hammer home some of the points previously discussed. Here we look at practical uses for the volume assessment tools discussed in our prior show, along with some commentary on when such assessments may or may not be warranted. This is a great, practical, rubber-meets-the-road episode for folks looking for a quick review/refresher. Listen and let us know what you think!
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15 September 2025, 7:00 am - 1 hour 19 minutes57. Venous Congestion, Volume Tolerance and Bedside AssessmentsWhat is the microcirculation? How are terms like volume-status and fluid-responsiveness misleading? Join us as we sit down with Dr. Ross Prager to unpack and de-mystify the concepts of congestion and volume tolerance along with our survey of the tools of the trade as it relates to these terms. On this Critical Care Time episode we really get into the weeds on this stuff and even get theoretical at some points so it's NOT for the faint of heart! However, if you listen to us for the deep dives into physiology and if you want to level-up your ICU patient care, this is the episode for you! Listen, leave us some feedback and drop us a review!
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