Lightning rounds – Page 2 – Critical Care Scenarios

Lightning rounds #22: Our drugs of choice

Bryan and Brandon go through their default, go-to drugs for common clinical indications in the ICU: stress ulcer prophylaxis, empiric antibiotics, hypertension, and more.

Lightning rounds #21: CME, merch, Patreon, and other podcast updates

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Updates on the podcast, including how to claim credit for continuing education, how to support us by becoming a patron or buying merchandise, and our general perspective on making money through free medical education.

Find us on Patreon here!

Buy your merch here!

Lightning rounds #20: Being efficient

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Brandon and Bryan chat about tricks and methods of increasing efficiency and getting things done at work.

Lightning rounds #19: How to write a journal article

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Continuing the discussion from last Lightning Rounds about presenting at conferences, Brandon and Bryan chat about writing for peer-reviewed journals: why, how, and the process from choosing co-authors to choosing journals to navigating the submission.

Lightning rounds #18: How to give a conference presentation

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Brandon and Bryan chat about academic presentations… how to prepare and submit them, selecting the right venue, giving a good talk, and the elephant in the room: why to do it at all.

Lightning rounds #17: Reading chest x-rays

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Brandon and Bryan share their approaches to the chest x-ray in the ICU. Plus: Bryan’s an FCCM!

Here’s the Radiology Masterclass.

Lightning rounds #16: How we do case-based teaching

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Brandon and Bryan talk about how they assemble, implement, and leverage case-based learning, from this podcast to simulation to oral scenarios to internal visualization.

Lightning rounds #15: Night shifts

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Bryan and Brand talk about night shifts, how to handle them, managing the disruption of your circadian rhythm, and more.

For 20% off the upcoming Resuscitative TEE courses (through July 23, 2022), listen to the show for a promo code for CCS listeners!

Lightning rounds #14: Abdominal compartment syndrome

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Brandon and Bryan discuss a practical approach to abdominal compartment syndrome: when to suspect it, confirming the diagnosis with bladder pressure or other monitoring, management, and prognosis.

Sorry for the audio on this one!

Lightning rounds #13: What’s the deal with nurses?

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Brandon and Bryan reflect on the qualities that define good and bad ICU nurses, the challenges they face, and how APPs and physicians can enable them to be their best.