Knowing when a patient is in respiratory distress and will likely be intubated is a key skill you will use regularly as a nurse. Nurses in all settings come into contact with patients who decompensate, and knowing when you need to intervene can mean the difference between life and death.
In this episode, we’ll talk about:
* Normal respiratory findings
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Jun 2023
Stop Drowning Your Patients! Safe Fluid Resuscitation with Nicole Kupchik
When fluid resuscitating hypotensive patients, how do you know when to continue with IV fluids and when to initiate vasopressors? In this episode, critical care teaching legend Nicole Kupchik, RN MSN CNS, shares evidence-based practices for determining the best course of action. ... Show More
41m 58s
May 2023
When Pancreatitis Isn't Just a GI Condition: A Nursing Guide with Nurse Mo
In this episode, Nurse Mo from the Straight A Nursing will delve into pancreatitis - its definition, causes, pathophysiology, and its impact on various systems of the body despite being categorized as a gastrointestinal condition. Additionally, we will discuss significant assessm ... Show More
29m 44s
Jul 2023
Topical Thunder: An Awake Intubation Technique That Works
<p>Even though awake intubations are rare, this procedure is still relevant. In fact, this is an anesthesia airway management technique that continues to be recommended for known difficult airways in every single difficult airway algorithm.</p>
<p>In this episode, Jeremy and Sass ... Show More
30m 14s
Mar 2014
69: Palliative Care - There is Always Something You Can Provide
In today’s episode, Ryan and Allison talk about end-of-life care, which can affect everybody in medicine, whichever point of the medical career path you’re in, especially as a resident and a practicing physician wherein you will be encountering patients who are moving forward or ... Show More
32m 46s
Feb 2024
Ep. 159 Eustachian Tube Dilation in the Pediatric Population with Dr. Dennis Poe
In this episode, host Dr. Ashley Agan discusses eustachian tube (ET) dilation with Dr. Dennis Poe, neurotologist and Professor of Otolaryngology at Harvard Medical School. First, the surgeons describe clinically meaningful differences between adult and pediatric ETs. Then, Dr. Po ... Show More
52m 5s