Episodes

  • 62. Burnout & Moral Injury

    62. Burnout & Moral Injury
    Nov 17 2025
    For 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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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • 61. Vents101

    61. Vents101
    Nov 3 2025
    Join 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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    1 hr and 40 mins
  • Reboot - Hypoxemia Masterclass

    Reboot - Hypoxemia Masterclass
    Oct 20 2025
    Join 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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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • 60. Journal Club: Should We Save The Right IJ?

    60. Journal Club: Should We Save The Right IJ?
    Oct 6 2025
    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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    31 mins
  • 59. Airway Controversies with Dr. Jarrod Mosier, MD

    59. Airway Controversies with Dr. Jarrod Mosier, MD
    Sep 22 2025

    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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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • 58. Cases in Congestion with Dr Ross Prager

    58. Cases in Congestion with Dr Ross Prager
    Sep 15 2025
    On 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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    33 mins
  • 57. Venous Congestion, Volume Tolerance and Bedside Assessments

    57. Venous Congestion, Volume Tolerance and Bedside Assessments
    Sep 8 2025
    What 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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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • 56. Tales from the ICU: BRASH Syndrome

    56. Tales from the ICU: BRASH Syndrome
    Aug 25 2025
    This week, Nick & Cyrus try something a little different with Tales from the ICU. Here, we explore clinical reasoning in the ICU in the context of a mystery case! Don't worry, we'll reveal the diagnosis and go through all the pitfalls, pearls and pathophysiology! This way, you get to play along for a while AND learn some cool medicine. As this is a new episode format, PLEASE leave us feedback and let us know if you like it or if we should send this one to the crypt!

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    50 mins