ICU Doc Talk
Ep. 75 How to Think in a Crisis
Feb 19, 202642 min
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Critical care, anesthesiology, and social reform rambling from ICU Doctor on TikTok. Not medical advice. Educational only. @icudoctor; icudoctorecmo@gmail.com
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Recent episodes include "Ep. 75 How to Think in a Crisis" (19 February 2026, 42 minutes), "Ep. 74 Cardiac Arrest After Heart Surgery" (11 December 2025, 78 minutes), and "Ep. 73 Neuro Critical Care" (19 May 2025, 54 minutes).
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ICU Doc Talk publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 51 minutes across 79 episodes.
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Ep. 74 Cardiac Arrest After Heart Surgery
Dec 11, 20251h 18mTalking about cardiac arrest in a patient after they’ve had heart surgery. Books discussed: Metabolical by Lustig The Glorious Cause by Middlekauff Original of Political Order by Fukuyama The Stand by Stephen King Buy...
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Ep. 73 Neuro Critical Care
May 19, 202554 minDiscussing 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...
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Ep. 72 V/Q Mismatch
May 5, 202540 minDiscussing 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...
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Ep. 71 Type A Dissection
Apr 21, 202549 minTalking 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...
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Ep. 70 Choosing a Specialty, Pregnancy and ECMO
Apr 3, 202550 minHow 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...
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Ep. 69 Critical Care Story Time
Mar 3, 202543 minSharing 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...
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Ep. 68 My Book Reads of 2024
Feb 24, 20251h 2mBrief 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
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Ep. 67 Trauma Surgery
Feb 17, 202549 minTalking 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.
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Ep. 66 American Fascism
Feb 11, 202555 minTalking about current fascist insurgency in the US. Books: The Third Reich at War by Evans, The Handmaid’s Tale by Atwood.
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Ep. 65 Epidurals
Jan 20, 202546 minTalking about epidurals and neuraxial anesthesia. Books: Gangsters of Capitalism by Katz, It by Stephen King.
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Ep. 64 Pulmonary Hypertension
Dec 17, 202455 minDiscussing 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...
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Ep. 63 Heart Block & Nuclear War
Dec 3, 202445 minDiscussing heart block and its management. Books: Nuclear War by Jacobson and Strongmen by Ben-Ghiat.
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Ep. 62 Leaving Social Media
Nov 25, 202446 minMy thoughts on why I’ll no longer create social medial content. ECMO case study. Some life philosophy stuff. Book: Age of Revolutions by Zakaria.
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Ep. 61 Heart Arrhythmias
Nov 17, 202455 minDiscussing 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.
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Ep. 60 Trump & Sleep
Nov 11, 202441 minJust 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.
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Ep. 59 UHC, Mental Health, Hemodynamics
Oct 27, 202443 minAnswering emails and questions. Books: The Man Who Broke Capitalism by Gelles, The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Pappe
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Ep. 58 What Even is Blood Pressure?
Jul 15, 202451 minS3Discussing 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...
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Ep. 57 How to Vote
Jun 10, 20241h 12mS3Talking 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
Jun 3, 202447 minS3Talking 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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