Category Archives: Critical Care

Episode 274: Anaphylaxis and Other Perioperative Hypersensitivity Reactions with Jonathan Kay

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
Episode 274: Anaphylaxis and Other Perioperative Hypersensitivity Reactions with Jonathan Kay
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In this 274th episode I welcome Dr. Jonathan Kay (JK) to the show to discuss perioperative hypersensitivity reactions. We focus on the diagnosis and treatment of anaphylaxis and also discuss antibiotic allergies and how to deal with the ever present allergy to PCN.

Dr. Kay is available for virtual consultations and to give Grand Rounds talks on this topic anytime. You can reach him at jkay11@mac.com.

CME: Link

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Episode 266: Live from ASA 2023! Post-op Delirium and Patient Monitoring with Drs. Culley and Eichorn

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
Episode 266: Live from ASA 2023! Post-op Delirium and Patient Monitoring with Drs. Culley and Eichorn
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This special 266th episode was recorded before a live audience at the Anesthesiology 2023 Annual Meeting in San Francisco. I interviewed Dr. Deb Culley about post-op delirium and Dr. John Eichorn about the history and future of patient monitoring.

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Episode 264: TAAA Repair with Dr. Mimi Wynn

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
Episode 264: TAAA Repair with Dr. Mimi Wynn
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In this 264th episode I welcome Dr. Mimi Wynn to the show to discuss anesthesia for TAAA repair. We discuss preoperative concerns, intraoperative management, postoperative concerns especially spinal cord ischemia, and how to reduce the risk of that dreaded complication.

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Episode 260: Malignant Hyperthermia with Dr. Berman

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
Episode 260: Malignant Hyperthermia with Dr. Berman
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In this 260th episode I welcome Dr. Dave Berman back to the show to discuss malignant hyperthermia. Dr. Berman is a volunteer with the MH hotline and he discussed the history, epidemiology, genetics, testing, prevention and management of MH and then we discuss some cases.

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Episode 257: Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery with Dr. Cara Esser

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Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
Episode 257: Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery with Dr. Cara Esser
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In this 257th episode I welcome Dr. Cara Esser back to the show to discuss the ins and outs of transsphenoidal pituitary surgery and what to keep in mind preoperatively, intraoperatively and postoperatively.

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Episode 256: Neuromuscular Diseases with Dr. Cara Esser

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Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
Episode 256: Neuromuscular Diseases with Dr. Cara Esser
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In this 256th episode I welcome Dr. Cara Esser to the show to discuss neuromuscular diseases that are important to know for Anesthesia and Critical Care.

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Episode 252: Palliative Care in the ICU with Dr. Tim Poore

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Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
Episode 252: Palliative Care in the ICU with Dr. Tim Poore
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In this 252nd episode I welcome Dr. Tim Poore, a palliative care physician, to the show to discuss palliative care in general and in the ICU in particular. He gives us some concrete tools to use when having difficult, end of life conversations with patients and families.

CME: Link

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References:

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M21-3118

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vitaltalk-tips/id1109433922

Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC): Link

Episode 251: Organ Donation with Drs. Vail and Goyal

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
Episode 251: Organ Donation with Drs. Vail and Goyal
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In this 251st episode I welcome Dr. Emily Vail and Dr. Varun Goyal to the show to discuss the Anesthesiologist’s role in organ donation.

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Dr. Vail is on Twitter @EmilyVailMD

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Episode 248: AKI in the ICU with Samir Gautam

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
Episode 248: AKI in the ICU with Samir Gautam
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In this 248th episode I welcome Dr. Samir Gautam to the show. Dr. Gautam is a nephrologist specializing in AKI in the ICU and we talk about the diagnosis, causes, treatment and prognosis of AKI.

CME: Link

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References:

J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 162–168, 2005. Circulation. 2006;114:2208-2216.)

Wang, Y., Bellomo, R. Nat Rev Nephrol 13, 697–711 (2017)

J Am Soc Nephrol 26: 2023–2031, 2015

Chertow, J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 3365–3370, 2005

Liu et al, Critical Care Medicine 2011

Episode 247: The Awake and Walking ICU and the ABCDEF Bundle with Kali Dayton

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
Episode 247: The Awake and Walking ICU and the ABCDEF Bundle with Kali Dayton
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In this 247th episode I welcome Kali Dayton back to the show to discuss her work helping ICUs around the country learn how to get their intubated patients awake and up and walking and implement the ABCDEF bundle.

CME: Link

Walking Home From the ICU Podcast (For Clinicians): https://anchor.fm/restoringlife 

Walking You Through the ICU Podcast (For loved ones): https://anchor.fm/walkingyouthroughtheicu

Dayton ICU Consulting: www.DaytonICUConsulting.com

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