Episodes

  • 47. Tube Be or Not Tube Be

    47. Tube Be or Not Tube Be
    Apr 21 2025

    On this week's episode of Critical Care Time, Nick & Cyrus tackle extubation. Join them for a pragmatic, soup-to-nuts approach on liberation from mechanical ventilation. You'll learn about the pre-extubation assessment, pitfalls and pears of the RSBI, who benefits from extubation to positive-pressure support and so much more! Give us a listen and let us know what you think! Be sure to head over to www.criticalcaretime.com for show notes on this episode and many of our other recordings!


    We are also happy to introduce our new, limited sponsorship with Airway Management Education Center: The Difficult Airway Course who is joining our Season 2 Platinum Sponsor Seastar Medical as an Executive Sponsor for a few episodes this season and next!

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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • 46. From Chaos to Clarity: Effective Communication in the ICU

    46. From Chaos to Clarity: Effective Communication in the ICU
    Apr 7 2025
    It’s well known that many of the problems we encounter on a daily basis in medicine are related to ineffective communication. When caring for the critically ill, it’s vital that such lapses in communication are minimized. Join us along with Genae Christensen- a current MS-2, active critical care flight nurse and prior ECMO program coordinator as we delve into some important communication pitfalls and pearls. We will cover topics such as the authority gradient and how to navigate that, where misunderstandings may stem from, and how using structured communication systems may help you stay out of trouble. Give us a listen, let us know YOUR thoughts, share the show with your friends, and leave us a review!

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • 45. Obstetric Emergencies with Dr. Stephanie Levine and Dr. Adam Mora

    45. Obstetric Emergencies with Dr. Stephanie Levine and Dr. Adam Mora
    Mar 24 2025
    On Critical Care Time we are no strangers to topics that make us uncomfortable. There may be no topic in the world of critical care more stress provoking than OB emergencies! Now… We didn’t say we are tackling this alone! Join us as we explore the wide world obstetrics in the ICU with Drs. Stephanie Levine and Adam Mora! Together we review the physiologic changes in pregnancy, unique considerations when it comes to general ICU management of the OB patient and then we delve into some OB cases where we tackle things like postpartum hemorrhage, cardiac arrest and more! Give us a listen and let us know what you think!

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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • 44. Critical Partners: The Vital Roles of NPs and PAs in Critical Care

    44. Critical Partners: The Vital Roles of NPs and PAs in Critical Care
    Mar 10 2025

    The critical care landscape is a dynamic one, filled with team members with all sorts of backgrounds who have various skill sets and experiences to bring to the table. In this episode of Critical Care Time we focus on the role NPs & PAs - sometimes referred to collectively as APPs - play in the ICU. To help us explore this we sat down with Gary Macy of Duke University a Critical Care NP in their Neuroscience ICU who has many years of experience working as an ICU NP. During our discussion we explored numerous topics such as the concerns regarding education, "turf wars" and what integrative models might best serve our patients. Give us a listen and let us know what you think!






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    1 hr
  • 43. ICU Mobility with Kali Dayton, DNP

    43. ICU Mobility with Kali Dayton, DNP
    Feb 24 2025
    The idea that movement is medicine doesn’t stop with the critically ill. On this week’s episode of Critical Care Time we sit down with Kali Dayton, a critical care NP with a passion for ICU mobility. We talk all things mobility in the critically ill: The roles of bedside nurses and clinicians, how we can implement best mobility practices with our patients, the financial and patient-care benefits of fostering a culture of movement in your ICU and what it means to be an “ICU Revolutionist” - along with so much more! If you truly care for the critically ill you cannot miss this episode!

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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • 42. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

    42. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
    Feb 10 2025
    On this week’s episode of Critical Care Time, we sit down with two brilliant early-career ECMOlogists for an “intro-plus” to VV and VA ECMO. Not only do we cover the basics, but we couldn’t help ourselves and went on some deep dives along the way that you guys will hopefully find interesting! With the help of our good friends Nick Villalobos and Kha Dinh, we review indications for ECMO, approaches to configuration and management, touch on some of the complications and… even spend some time demystifying the European unit for girth! We hope you guys will have as much fun listening to this as we did producing it. If so, leave us a review and let us know what you think!

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    2 hrs
  • 41. Cardiogenic Shock

    41. Cardiogenic Shock
    Jan 27 2025
    If you thought ARDS was a long episode... get ready for a marathon! This week on Critical Care Time, Cyrus and Nick take on the unenviable task of trying to cover everything you need to know about cardiogenic shock - at least in broad strokes - in ONE episode! That's right, this is your one-stop-shop for all things cardiogenic shock. While we will have some deep dives on RV and LV failure, as well as ECMO and other mechanical circulatory support options - this episode has a little bit of it all to wet your whistle and then some! We deconstruct the epidemiology of cardiogenic shock, do a deep dive on the SCAI classes of cardiogenic shock, talk pathophysiology (duh!) and then move on to treatment considerations - both medical and mechanical - followed finally by some cases to cement all the learning. We know this is a long one so feel free to listen/watch in chunks. However you decide to enjoy it, we are certain you will walk away from it ready to conquer the next CGS case you come across! Once you've finished this epic - leave us a review and let us know how we did!

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    2 hrs and 43 mins
  • REBOOT 1. Undifferentiated Shock Part 1

    REBOOT 1. Undifferentiated Shock Part 1
    Jan 13 2025

    In anticipation of some exciting new content where we take deep dives into shock physiology and treatment modalities, we wanted to wet appetites, prime engines and get any of our new listeners up to speed by rebooting some of our heavy hitters from Season 1.


    In critical care medicine - it's not just a priority, but it's critical that you know how to identify, assess and stratify shock. Join Nick & Cyrus in Part 1 of a 2-part, deep-dive into undifferentiated shock. On this episode we discuss how we define and assess a patient in shock; laying down the foundation for our shock framework.

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    48 mins
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