Critical Matters

Acute Metabolic Encephalopathies

In this episode of Critical Matters, Dr. Sergio Zanotti interviews Dr. Eelco Wijdicks, a neurology professor and neurointensivist, about acute metabolic encephalopathies. They discuss the challenges of using the term "metabolic encephalopathy" as a wastebasket diagnosis in the ICU, emphasizing the importance of a thoro...

Conflict Management in the ICU

Acute Ischemic Stroke

In this episode of Critical Matters, Dr. Sergio Zanotti interviews Dr. Fred Rincon about the management of acute ischemic stroke, emphasizing the importance of intensivists in stroke care due to the prevalence of vascular neurological injuries and the shortage of neurologists. They discuss key assessment scales like th...

Tracheostomy Emergencies

Dogma in Critical Care

Death by Neurologic Criteria

Intubation & Hypotension

Wonder Drug

Toxicology in the ICU (Part 2)

Toxicology in the ICU (Part 1)

Neuroprognostication after Cardiac Arrest

In this episode of Critical Matters, Dr. Sergio Zanotti interviews Dr. Neha Dangayach, a Neurocritical Care Physician, about best practices in neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest. They discuss the historical context of neuroprognostication, the impact of therapeutic temperature management (TTM), and the importanc...

End of Life Care in the ICU (Encore)

The podcast addresses the challenges physicians, particularly intensivists, face when dealing with end-of-life care in the ICU. Dr. BJ Miller, a palliative care physician, joins the conversation to discuss why it's difficult for physicians to discuss death, pointing to gaps in medical training and the ethos of modern m...

Practicing Respect in the ICU

The Fearless ICU (Part 2)

The Fearless ICU

Severe Alcohol Withdrawal

In this episode of Critical Matters, Dr. Sergio Zanotti interviews Dr. Nick Mark about the ICU management of severe alcohol withdrawal. Dr. Mark shares his experience with alcohol withdrawal, its prevalence, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis, emphasizing the importance of considering it in all hos...

Fluid Responsiveness

The podcast addresses the question of whether to administer fluids to patients experiencing acute circulatory failure or shock, highlighting the complexities and potential pitfalls of fluid resuscitation. Dr. Haney Mallemat, a critical care intensivist and emergency medicine clinician, emphasizes that the primary goal ...

Every Deep-Drawn Breath: A Conversation with Wes Ely

Point of Care Ultrasonography (POCUS)

Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines 2021