Introduction to Ventricular Assist Devices
This week’s lecture was an introduction to the Left Ventricular Assist Device given by Dr. Gautam Ramani. In this talk Dr. Ramani discusses the fundamentals in deciding which patients should […]
Core Content
Surgically-Altered Airways: What you NEED to Know to Avoid Disasters!!
Today we have the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Megan Graybill Anders, a new addition to the Maryland Anesthesiology-Critical Care department and all-around airway guru! Over the last year, she has started
Managing the Burn Patient in the ICU
Dr. Brandon Bruns is an Assistant Professor of Surgery here at the University of Maryland and did a large amount of his training at University of Texas Southwestern, home of
ICU Toxicology: Lethal poisonings and ODs – How to best manage them
Today we have Dr. Fermin F. Barrueto, Clinical Associate Professor of EM here at U-Maryland and all-around tox guru, to share his wisdom on the topic of critical care toxicology. Over the last
Cardiogenic Shock, When the Pump Fails
Today we are fortunate to have Dr. Sammy Zakaria, Assistant Director of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and overall cardiac critical care guru. He will discuss his
Ventilator Waveform Analysis
This is hopefully the first of many lectures we will be able to post from Dr. Nirav Shah – master of all things vent related. In this lecture Dr. Shah
Principles of Resuscitation
We were incredibly lucky to have the eminent Dr. Thomas Scalea – Francis X. Kelly Professor of Trauma Surgery & Physician-in-Chief at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center – come
Trauma Care for the Non-Surgical Intensivist
Dr. Mayur Narayan is a trauma intensivist who has a special interest in the development of trauma systems, especially in underdeveloped countries. In this talk Dr. Narayan discusses the challenges
Cardiac Arrest & Why ACLS May Be Wrong
Dr. Munish Goyal comes to us all the way from downtown DC, where at the Georgetown University School of Medicine he acts as Director of Emergency Intensive Care and Associate Program
