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Sara Crager
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    Valvulopathy Part II: Stenosis

    4/18/2025 | 43 mins.
    Acute medical management of valvulopathy.  Part II talks about the pathophysiology and management of stenotic valves: AS and MS.  
    Check out Rapid Sequence, ICUedu's new education project at rapidsequence.org   
    Great Core Ultrasound post on POCUS assessment of valvulopathy: https://coreultrasound.com/valves-2/
      Additional content and educational resources at ICUedu.org
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    Valvulopathy Part I: Regurgitation

    1/20/2025 | 42 mins.
    Acute medical management of valvulopathy.  Part I talks about the pathophysiology and management of regurgitant valves: AI, MR, and TR. 

    Great Core Ultrasound post on POCUS assessment of valvulopathy: https://coreultrasound.com/valves-2/

    Additional content and educational resources at ICUedu.org
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    Fluids in Sepsis

    11/01/2024 | 41 mins.
    Updated talk on fluids in sepsis!

    Access to video version of lecture, supplemental materials & references at:
    https://www.icuedu.org/fluids-in-sepsis
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    Resuscitation & the Science of Expertise

    10/21/2024 | 33 mins.
    How can the science of expertise inform our ability to attain excellence in resuscitation?

    Additional content and educational resources at ICUedu.org

    References for the papers mentioned in the episode:

    Kovacs & Croskery. Clinical Decision Making: An Emergency Medicine Perspective. Academic Emergency Medicine, 1999; 6(9): 947-952

    The Neuroscience of Expertise. Bilalic (2017), Cambridge University Press

    Jeon et al. What does “being an expert” mean to the brain?  Functional specificity and connectivity in expertise.  Cerebral Cortex, 2017; 27(12): 5603-5615

    Gobet & Simon. Recall of random and distorted chess positions: Implications for the theory of expertise. Memory & Cognition, 1996; 24(4): 493-503 

    Gold & Ciorciari.  A Review on the Role of the Neuroscience of Flow States in the Modern World. Behav Sci (Basel), 2020;10(9):137
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    Electrical Storm

    6/21/2024 | 46 mins.
    Management approach for electrical storm!
    For a deep dive into EKGs in wide complex tachycardias, take a look at this awesome lecture by Amal Mattu.
    References to articles mentioned in the podcast:
    Cheskes et al. Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation. N Engl J Med. 2022 Nov 24;387(21):1947-1956
    Ortiz et al. Randomized comparison of intravenous procainamide vs. intravenous amiodarone for the acute treatment of tolerated wide QRS tachycardia: the PROCAMIO study. Eur Heart J 2017;38(17):1329-1335
    Song et al. Association of Dexmedetomidine With New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Critical Illness. JAMA Netw Open 2023;6(4):e239955
    Wang etc. Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Tachyarrhythmias After Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2022;79(3):315-324
    Zhong et al. Dexmedetomidine Reduces Incidences of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Adult Patients: A Meta-Analysis. Cardiol Res Pract 2022;5158362
    Do et al. Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia Can Be Effective for the Short-Term Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Storm. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Oct 27;6(11):e007080
    Tian et al. Effective Use of Percutaneous Stellate Ganglion Blockade in Patients With Electrical Storm. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2019;12(9):e007118
    Batnyam et al. Safety and Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Sympathetic Blockade by Proximal Intercostal Block in Electrical Storm Patients. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2024;10(4):734-746

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