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Lightning rounds 73: How to use AI in medicine, with Harvey Castro Oct 14, 2026

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Harvey Castro, MD, emergency physician and AI enthusiast, shares his thoughts on how we can be using AI tools to support medical care today. Check out the Intensive Care Academy here!

Lightning rounds 72: How to teach POCUS Sep 30, 2026

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How to like to teach (and learn) POCUS in the ICU. Check out the Intensive Care Academy here! References Oto B, Baeten R, Chen L, Dalal P, Dancel R, Fox S, Lange Iv CW, Baston C, Bornemann P, Dugar S, Goldsmith A, Herbst MK, Kirkpatrick JN, Koratala A, Lanspa MJ, Lobo V, Nomura JT, Pustavoitau … Continue reading "Lightning rounds 72: How to teach POCUS"

Academy bites: Is lung POCUS dumb? Sep 16, 2026

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Lightning rounds 71: The story of HFOV, with Brian Cuthbertson Sep 02, 2026

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Dr. Brian Cuthbertson, anesthesiologist and intensivist and lead author of the OSCAR trial, shares with us the fascinating history of high frequency oscillatory ventilation. Check out the Intensive Care Academy here! References

Lightning rounds 70: Jumping ship for private industry, with Theresa Human Aug 19, 2026

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Theresa Human, former academic clinical pharmacist in neurocritical care and now medical liaison for a large pharmaceutical company, chats about late-career transitions and working for private industry. Check out the Intensive Care Academy here!

Lightning rounds 69: Does PRVC suck? with Nick Ghionni Aug 05, 2026

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We step into the ring with Nick Ghionni, pulm/crit attending at MedStar Baltimore Hospital, who tries to convince us that the pressure-targeted, volume-titrated vent mode known as “PRVC” actually sucks. Check out the Intensive Care Academy here!

Lightning rounds 68: Setting PEEP in the obese with Olivia Serigano Jul 22, 2026

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EM intensivist Olivia Serigano tells us about their recent publication in Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine evaluating the use of two rules (BMI/3 or PEEP 10 in everyone) for setting PEEP in obese patients on the ventilator. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Takeaway pearls

Episode 103: Basic intracranial hemorrhage Jul 08, 2026

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We review the basic care and workflow of caring for bread-and-butter intraparenchymal hemorrhage. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Takeaway pearls

Episode 102: Tox files #1 with Andrew Sheen and Jerry Snow Jun 24, 2026

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We hear a mystery tox case from Jerry Snow, director of the toxicology fellowship at Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix, and one of his med tox fellows Andrew Sheen. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Takeaway pearls References PATHOPHYSIOLOGY & CLASSIFICATION 1. Lalau JD, Kajbaf F, Protti A, et al. Metformin-associated lactic acidosis … Continue reading "Episode 102: Tox files #1 with Andrew Sheen and Jerry Snow"

Lightning rounds 67: IV fluids Jun 11, 2026

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We give our general take on IV fluids: when to use them, what to use, when to stop, how to bolus and when to use maintenance fluids, and more. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy!

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