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**ICU Rounds**

A podcast dedicated to the teaching of critical care. The focus audience is physicians, residents, medical students, nurses, therapists, and paramedics. These are topics that arise while on teaching rounds in the Burn ICU at Vanderbilt Medical Center. A broad scope of critical care and prehospital topics are presented as well as recent journal articles and medical news.

Latest Episodes:

Central Line Insertion Complications Jul 16, 2009

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A discussion of the potential problems encountered while inserting central venous catheters.

Pulmonary Physiology and General Anesthesia Jun 21, 2009

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This episode discusses the effects and risks of anesthesia on patients with pulmonary disease as well as the effects of anesthesia on pulmonary physiology.

Caustic Ingestions May 13, 2009

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Ingestion of caustic materials can be fatal and difficult to evaluate. These patients are often referred to our burn center.

IV Fluids (Part 1) May 03, 2009

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An introduction to the basic science in fluids used to treat hypovolemia.

Arterial Blood Gases Apr 26, 2009

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This episode is a discussion about how to approach an arterial blood gas result.

Pulse Oximetery Mar 30, 2009

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Discussion of the technology of the pulse oximeter

Discussion on Fluids: The last Cotton lecture Mar 05, 2009

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This is an interview that I did on www.medtalknetwork.com with Dr. Brian Cotton. Dr. Cotton recently left Vanderbilt to take a new position at UT Houston. He is an excellent teacher and his opinions on fluids resuscitation are cutting edge.

Refeeding Syndrome Feb 21, 2009

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When and how can providing a starving patient nutrition be potentially deadly.

Hypoxia: physiological causes Feb 15, 2009

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Understanding the root cause of hypoxia will allow for more appropriate treatment.

Hypernatremia Feb 12, 2009

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Evaluation and treatment of elevated serum sodium is presented.