
Critical Care Scenarios
An educational podcast presenting practical critical care scenarios. By Brandon Oto, PA-C and Bryan Boling, ACNP. New episodes weekly.
Latest episodes

Jun 28, 2023 • 14min
TIRBO #38: Why you should follow up
The value of performing chart checks to see how your patients are doing after your care.

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Jun 21, 2023 • 1h 14min
Episode 62: Running a cardiac arrest
Bryan puts Brandon through the paces, discussing the nuts and bolts of managing a code. Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here! Takeaway lessons

Jun 14, 2023 • 15min
TIRBO #37: Remote brains
The importance of using an app to keep notes and establish a second, more reliable medical memory.

Jun 7, 2023 • 57min
Lightning rounds #27: Burnout and career satisfaction
We chat about why people get burned out in medicine, how to weigh the pros and cons of our work, and the right perspective on job satisfaction.

May 31, 2023 • 27min
TIRBO #36: Liberty or death
A brief overview and call to arms around the key concepts of ICU liberation.

May 24, 2023 • 59min
Episode 61: ECPR with Scott Weingart
We chat with Scott Weingart of Emcrit about the use of crash VA ECMO for the cardiac arrest patient. Check out the REANIMATE course here! Listen to the ED ECMO podcast on ECPR here Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here! Takeaway lessons

May 17, 2023 • 12min
TIRBO #35: Vent double-triggering
Understanding the causes of doubled vent breaths, including premature/short cycling and reverse triggering, plus a basic approach to managing them.

May 10, 2023 • 37min
Lightning rounds #27: Our favorite FOAM
Bryan and Brandon share their favorite podcasts, blogs, social media, and other online channels for medical education. Podcasts Blogs/websites Twitter accounts So, with Twitter, we could post all day and still leave a bunch of people out. Here are a few…the best way to find good Twitter followers is to start with these and see … Continue reading "Lightning rounds #27: Our favorite FOAM"

May 3, 2023 • 11min
TIRBO #34: What makes it a central line?
Reflections on the definition of a central line, whether it’s arbitrary, and the clinical implications of making the distinction.

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Apr 26, 2023 • 48min
Episode 59: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy with Vincent Sorrell
We look at stress (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy in the setting of critical illness, with Dr. Vincent Sorrell. Dr. Sorrell is a cardiologist at the University of Kentucky, where he helped develop the Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Program, and is current Acting Chief of both the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and the Gill Heart and Vascular Institute. Find … Continue reading "Episode 59: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy with Vincent Sorrell"