Episode 74: Obstructive shock, with Sara...

We explore the fascinating intricacies and unique features of the burned critically ill patient, with Clint Leonard, NP in the burn ICU at Vanderbilt and ABLS instructor. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Want to work at the University of Kentucky? UK’s Anesthesia Critica ... Show More

We discuss the evidence and practicalities of spontaneous breathing trials and ventilator weaning with Martin Tobin, pulmonologist and intensivist, author of seven textbooks including “Principles and Practice of Mechanical Ventilation,” researcher, and pioneer of the entire conce ... Show More

We explore the vagaries and nitty-gritty of drugs for seizure termination, including benzos and ASMs, with the great Tom Bleck, MD MCCM FNCS, neurointensivist, professor, and founding member of the Neurocritical Care Society. Check out the REVIVE conference here! Learn more at th ... Show More

RLR discussed an intriguing case of a chronic consolidation Thank you to our dear friend and colleague Dr. Kelley Chuang for her help with the production of this episode. (You are a legend, Kelley!)  @kelleychuang To listen to more RLR episodes, consider subscribing to Patreon: h ... Show More

Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is a cyanotic congenital heart disease characterized by four key defects - pulmonary stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy, ventricular septal defect and overriding aorta. In this episode we’ll talk through the physiological consequences of these defe ... Show More

Many concepts you will learn in nursing school are related, but different enough that it can often be confusing to keep all the key elements distinct from one another. A great example of these are the two related-but-different conditions DI and SIADH. Diabetes insipidus (DI) and ... Show More

If you are graduating from nursing school soon, you are undoubtedly starting to think about your first nursing job. For many of you, that will involve participating in a nurse residency program. In this episode, we’ll discuss what nurse residency programs are, why they are valuab ... Show More

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition characterized by alternating episodes of emotional highs and lows. The occurrence of these extreme mood swings is variable. Some individuals experience them multiple times per year while others have rare occurrences. Though a lifelong ... Show More

Today episode is a re launch from September of last year. It was one of the most listened to episodes and wanted to share it again. Dr Bethany Brand is psychologist and an expert in Trauma and Dissociative disorders. She details the difference between them and shares practical wa ... Show More

To commemorate the 200th episode of the Straight A Nursing podcast, I asked my listeners what they wanted to learn and SO MANY of you said “oncology!” In this episode, we are diving into an oncological emergency, tumor lysis syndrome (TLS). In addition to it being our 200th epis ... Show More

Our first in-person interview since the start of the COVID pandemic! Join us for National Stop the Bleed Day as Dr. Kenji Inaba from LAC+USC joins us to discuss management of penetrating cardiac injuries, the Los Angeles County Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT), and recent ... Show More

In this episode, we are reviewing the key things you need to know about anorexia nervosa. If you struggle with an eating disorder, and hearing about this topic triggers you, please proceed with caution, or avoid altogether. Your mental health is more important than any nursing sc ... Show More

Trauma informed care is an approach to practice that strives to understand how past traumas affect why our patients do (or don’t do) what is needed in order to manage their health optimally. This concept of trauma informed care is gaining traction and being extensively studied in ... Show More