Explore every episode of the podcast ICU Doc Talk
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| Ep. 73 Neuro Critical Care | 19 mai 2025 | 00:53:30 | |
Discussing high yield neuro critical care topics. Hot Takes From the Void: Trump Qatar Jet, Biden Dementia, Putin. Books: Chokepoint by Fishman, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by El Akkad, Lord of the Flies by Golding My new book is out!! 👇 https://a.co/d/crihSjb | |||
| Ep. 72 V/Q Mismatch | 05 mai 2025 | 00:39:57 | |
Discussing V/Q mismatch, dead space ventilation and hypoxemia. Hot Takes From the Void: Pope Trump, Deportation ‘travel assistance’, Alcatraz Book discussion: Money, Lies and God by Stewart, Fahrenheit 451 by Bradbury. Wick Welker’s books https://www.amazon.com/Wick-Welker/e/B00J21FNRI | |||
| Ep. 71 Type A Dissection | 21 avr. 2025 | 00:48:53 | |
Talking about management of Type A Dissection. Hot Takes From the Void: Pope Francis, JD Vance, Tarrifs My author panel with Mary Robinette Kowal https://www.youtube.com/live/YRybNHh-YfM?si=SO2IgFMEbuvcQW1e Wick Welker’s science fiction novels: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00J21FNRI | |||
| Ep. 70 Choosing a Specialty, Pregnancy and ECMO | 03 avr. 2025 | 00:49:44 | |
How to choose a medical specialty, discussing pregnancy and ECMO use. Hot Takes From the Void: Tariffs, Cory Booker, Susan Crawford. Books: Supremacy by Olson, Why Taiwan Matters by Brown, Worlds Without End by Impey, Slaughterhouse Five by Vonnegut, All Quiet by Remarque My next book out May 15th! DARK PROPHET https://a.co/d/0zWgmlP | |||
| Ep. 69 Critical Care Story Time | 03 mars 2025 | 00:42:51 | |
Sharing bedside stories of the critically ill. **New segment** Hot Takes From the Void: A brief discussion of current news. This episode: SCOTUS pause on USAID funding, measles outbreak, Trump tariffs. Book reviews: Sourdough Culture by Pallant, Ejaculate Responsibly by Blair. | |||
| Ep. 68 My Book Reads of 2024 | 24 févr. 2025 | 01:02:00 | |
Brief overview of the 90+ books I read in 2024. First half is nonfiction, second half fiction. The full list is here 👇 https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2024/53069903 | |||
| Ep. 67 Trauma Surgery | 17 févr. 2025 | 00:48:42 | |
Talking about trauma resuscitation in the emergency department, the operating room and the ICU. Book discussion: Genghis Khan by Weatherford, A City on Mars by the Weinersmiths. | |||
| Ep. 66 American Fascism | 11 févr. 2025 | 00:55:24 | |
Talking about current fascist insurgency in the US. Books: The Third Reich at War by Evans, The Handmaid’s Tale by Atwood. | |||
| Ep. 65 Epidurals | 20 janv. 2025 | 00:46:00 | |
Talking about epidurals and neuraxial anesthesia. Books: Gangsters of Capitalism by Katz, It by Stephen King. | |||
| Ep. 64 Pulmonary Hypertension | 17 déc. 2024 | 00:55:24 | |
Discussing the dangers and management of acute pulmonary hypertension. Also talking about insurers trying to limit anesthesia reimbursement and the United Health CEO assassination. Books: Psychopolitics by Han, Ubik by Phillip K Dick, Lancelot by Giles Kristian. | |||
| Ep. 63 Heart Block & Nuclear War | 03 déc. 2024 | 00:45:28 | |
Discussing heart block and its management. Books: Nuclear War by Jacobson and Strongmen by Ben-Ghiat. | |||
| Ep. 62 Leaving Social Media | 25 nov. 2024 | 00:45:42 | |
My thoughts on why I’ll no longer create social medial content. ECMO case study. Some life philosophy stuff. Book: Age of Revolutions by Zakaria. | |||
| Ep. 61 Heart Arrhythmias | 17 nov. 2024 | 00:54:37 | |
Discussing management of atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. Books: The Singularity is Nearer by Kurzweil, Inferno by Hastings, Empire of Silence by Ruocchio. | |||
| Ep. 60 Trump & Sleep | 11 nov. 2024 | 00:40:47 | |
Just a small discussion about the election and talking about sleep hygiene. Books: How Emotions Are Made by Barrett, Of Boys and Men by Reeves, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by PKD. | |||
| Ep. 59 UHC, Mental Health, Hemodynamics | 27 oct. 2024 | 00:42:55 | |
Answering emails and questions. Books: The Man Who Broke Capitalism by Gelles, The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Pappe | |||
| Ep. 58 What Even is Blood Pressure? | 15 juil. 2024 | 00:51:14 | |
Discussing the math (just a lil) and clinical application of blood pressure and shock. Basic and complex topics to get you started or if you are actively managing patients. Book discussions: 1984 and Homage to Catalonia by Orwell, Spain in Our Hearts by Hochschild, My Disillusionment with Russia by Emma Goldman
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| Ep. 57 How to Vote | 10 juin 2024 | 01:11:52 | |
Talking about US politics and history and how to be an informed voter in 2024. Lots of book recommendations.
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| Ep. 56 How to School | 03 juin 2024 | 00:47:16 | |
Talking about how to study, take tests and be a successful student. Book discussion: Why Civil Resistance Works by Chenoweth, Travelers in the Third Reich by Boyd
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| Ep. 55 Stories | 17 mai 2024 | 00:42:57 | |
One big story about a complex patient. Books: Nixonland by Perlstein, The Lathe of Heaven by Le Guin
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| Ep. 54 Communicating in Medicine | 09 avr. 2024 | 00:44:54 | |
Talking about work place conflict, defensiveness and effective communication. Books: The Anxious Generation by Haidt, The Dark Tower by Stephen King
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| Ep. 53 Conscious Sedation & WWI | 26 mars 2024 | 00:40:31 | |
Talking about anesthesia for conscious sedation. Book: To End All Wars by Hochschild
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| Ep. 52 Random Q&A, Civil Wars | 01 mars 2024 | 00:40:09 | |
Answering random medical questions from listeners. Book discussion is How Civil Wars Start by Barbara F. Walter
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| Ep. 51 Central Lines | 22 févr. 2024 | 00:44:27 | |
Talking about central lines. Book discussion: Technofeudalism by Yanis Varoufakis.
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| Ep. 50 Placing an IV | 13 févr. 2024 | 00:46:57 | |
Talking about IV basics. Book Discussion is about the Civil War, Battle Cry of Freedom by McPherson.
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| Ep. 49 Tracheostomy | 26 janv. 2024 | 00:44:26 | |
Discussing tracheostomy management in a critical setting. Book: The Value of Everything by Mazzucato
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| Ep. 48 My Book Reads from 2023 | 16 janv. 2024 | 01:06:16 | |
Going over about 75 books I read in 2023: politics, economics, history, sci fi and fantasy.
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| Mini #3 Matthew Perry & Ketamine | 20 déc. 2023 | 00:11:24 | |
Quick chat about ketamine
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| Ep. 47 Crazy ICU Week | 15 déc. 2023 | 00:43:36 | |
Sharing stories about a particularly crazy week I had in the ICU. Book discussion: American Midnight by Hoschild and Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Sanderson.
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| Ep. 46 Tele ICU | 27 nov. 2023 | 00:39:44 | |
Talking about the practice of tele ICU. Books: The Rape of Nanking by Chang, Wellness by Hill.
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| Ep. 45 The Liver | 30 oct. 2023 | 00:49:57 | |
Talking about liver disease during critical illness. Books: Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Engels, Blood Song by Ryan, The Name of the Wind by Rothfuss
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| Ep. 44 How to Argue | 23 oct. 2023 | 00:46:56 | |
How to have hard conversations with people. A little ECMO chat. Books: Skeptics Guide to the Universe by Novella, Think Again by Grant, Jade City by Lee, The Grace of Kings by Liu.
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| Mini #2 Palestinian and Israeli Victims | 19 oct. 2023 | 00:18:23 | |
The discourse is dead. Here are my thoughts if you want them. Thank you.
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| Ep. 43 Induction Agents, Congo, Faith | 16 oct. 2023 | 01:06:19 | |
Talking about propofol, etomidate and ketamine. Books: Cobalt Red by Kara, King Leopold’s Ghost by Hochschild. Also dicussiom about religious faith.
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| Ep. 42 Being a Parent | 02 oct. 2023 | 00:42:35 | |
My experience being a dad. Book discussions are Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child by Gottman and Good Inside by Becky Kennedy.
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| Mini #1 The Roman Empire | 25 sept. 2023 | 00:14:46 | |
The Roman Empire, paralytics, skepticism
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| Ep. 41 Obesity | 19 sept. 2023 | 00:44:45 | |
Talking about obesity and anti-fat bias in medicine. Book discussions: What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Gordon and The Utopia of Rules by Graeber
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| Ep. 40 What is Wrong With America? | 12 sept. 2023 | 01:01:09 | |
Me ranting about America. You’ve been warned.
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| Ep. 39 Random Q&A and Compassionate Feminism | 05 sept. 2023 | 00:49:13 | |
Just random questions and answers. Books: The Will to Change, Factfullness and surprise!
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| Ep. 38 Life > Career & The Fall of Liberalism | 29 août 2023 | 00:45:56 | |
Talking about how career should not be your priority. Book discussion: How Liberalism Failed, A Day of Fallen Night
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| Ep. 37 Staying Out of the ICU & The Supreme Court | 05 juin 2023 | 00:41:00 | |
Discussing how to triage patients into the ICU. Book discussions: The Shadow Docket by Vladeck and Hyperion by Simmons
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| Ep. 36 Patient Anxiety | 23 mai 2023 | 00:46:48 | |
Discussing the impact and treatment of patient anxiety. Books: The Storm Before the Calm by Friedman and Dreams of Dying by Lietzau
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| Ep. 35 How to Write a Book & Poverty | 10 avr. 2023 | 00:43:29 | |
Discussing how I go about writing books and how to pursue creative aspirations. Book discussion: Poverty, by America by Desmond
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| Ep. 34 Cardiac ICU & The Dawn of Everything | 03 avr. 2023 | 00:47:52 | |
Different types of patients in a cardiac ICU. Discussing books The Dawn of Everything by Graeber and The Sword of Kaigen by Wang.
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| Ep. 33 God, Medicine & The French Revolution | 24 mars 2023 | 00:48:19 | |
Talking about religion, spirituality and faith in critical care. Book discussion: The French Revolution by Davidson; The Winter King by Cornwall
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| Ep. 32 Crisis Management | 16 mars 2023 | 00:40:18 | |
Discussing how to think in a crisis. Book review is Babel by Kuang
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| Ep. 31 POCUS & Putin | 24 févr. 2023 | 00:42:38 | |
Talking about point of care ultrasound and discussing the book The Road to Unfreedom by Snyder.
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| Ep. 30 ECPR & Political Extremism | 07 févr. 2023 | 00:45:27 | |
Talking about ECMO during CPR. Book discussion: The Coming of the Third Reich by Evans and discussing political extremism.
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| Ep. 29 How to Teach, Damar Hamlin, Invisible Women | 18 janv. 2023 | 00:41:30 | |
Discussing teaching in a clinical setting, Damar Hamlin arrest and book discussion is Invisible Women by Pérez
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| Ep 28. Happy New Year & Polarization | 02 janv. 2023 | 00:40:09 | |
Answering a bunch of random questions. Book discussion: Why We’re Polarized by Ezra Klein.
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| Ep. 27 Crazy Day in the OR & Maoism | 07 déc. 2022 | 00:38:14 | |
Discussing a crazy day in the OR. Book discussion: The Tragedy of Liberation by Dikotter.
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