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We invited Dr. Robert Baughman, the world's leading expert on sarcoidosis from the University of Cincinnati onto the show to discuss some advanced topics in sarcoidosis management. Check out Pulmcast.com for full show notes!

In this episode we discuss HARM: Does a given exposure cause HARM and a given patient population? To answer this style of PICO quesiton, we utilize observational studies. Tune in and check out Pulmcast.com for the show notes.

We bring in Dr. Chad Case, Chief of Critical Care out our shop, to talk controversies in sepsis management. Is EGDT dead? If so, what do we teach non-intensivists that staff 70% of ICUs nation-wide? Does dobutamine belong in the trash along with CVP, ScvO2, passive leg raise, PA caths & POCUS? Is there anything we CAN do nowadays?? And more - take a listen!

Welcome to our latest installment of our [JC Series]! In this episode we cover THERAPY: Does a given intervention have a meaningful effect on patient outcomes?

We also have some SISSoL (STATS IN 60 SECONDS OR LESS) topics cooking for you: Risk, Confidence Intervals and the Number Needed to Treat.

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Listen as we critically appraise the MACMAN Trial (JAMA 2017;317(5):483-493. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.20603).

This trial is an RCT looking at VL vs DL for routine orotracheal intubation in the intensive care unit.

This is part of our Journal Club Series - if you haven't listened to episode 1, hit pause and go listen to that first!

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We work in a multi-hospital system made up of multiple secondary community hospitals and one large quarternary facility downtown. Our community hospitals have a strong ICU team who routinely admit and manage patients with severe ARDS. They are capable of paralytics and proning but do not have access to ECMO. The questions we often struggle with are: who needs to transfer for ECMO? when do they need to transfer? how do we know who will end up being too sick to transfer? at what point should we make the phone call to the big house?

We sat down with our ICU director and our local ECMO guru to answer these questions. Tune in!

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We invited Ryan and Sarah Gibson on the show for an inspiring talk about their experiences dealing with critical illness, rehabilitation, managing expectations and life after the intensive care unit.

Ryan's Story

Let's face it: we aren't always very good at communicating in medicine. Hopefully this podcast will make you better. Today we discuss the Assessment Oriented Presentation. In short, start with your James Bond Moment. Be concise. Cut the fluff.

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