Respiratory Inspirations: A Cleveland Clinic Lungs, Allergy, Critical Illness and Infectious Disease Podcast

Adi Gerblich, MD is a physician in the department of critical care medicine at Cleveland Clinic, as well as the division chief of pulmonary medicine at Hillcrest Hospital. Dr. Gerblich joins this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to talk about virtual ICU rounding. He starts by describing the ICU environment and the types of communications used between the ICU team and a patient’s family. Dr. Gerblich explains how this program better connects patients’ loved ones with the ICU care team, allowing them to be more involved in the patient’s care.

Maja Babic, MD joins this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to cover everything you need to know about bone and joint infections. Dr. Babic explains why a team approach is needed for the diagnosis and treatment of bone and joint infections and how the team works together to care for the patient. She also covers topics such as diabetic foot infections, septic joints and prosthetic joint infections.

Sudhir Krishnan, MD is the medical director of the ECMO team in the critical care department at Cleveland Clinic. He joins this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to discuss everything you need to know about ECMO. Listen in to learn what ECMO is, why and how it is used and how patients are chosen to undergo ECMO. Dr. Krishnan also covers common concerns and shares what family members can expect if their loved one goes on extracorporeal life support.

Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila, MD, director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Cleveland Clinic, joins this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to discuss the details of respiratory support and therapy in the ICU. Dr. Mireles kicks things off by explaining the role of a respiratory therapist and how to become one. He goes on to explain the processes and devices used by the care team to help ICU patients with respiratory failure. Dr. Mireles also covers mechanical ventilation and ends the conversation with the topic of tracheostomy.

Steven Mawhorter, MD and Pooja Cerrato, Pharm.D. of the Cleveland Clinic Pre-Travel Clinic join this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to cover everything you need to know about staying healthy during international travel. They explain why it’s important to set up a travel health consultation before your trip and everything you can expect to learn during your individualized, pre-travel clinic visit – from vaccine recommendations to risk avoidance counseling. Their goal is to keep their traveling patients healthy and empower them to be informed and ready to meet potential challenges.

Umur Hatipoglu, MD, COPD expert and the director of respiratory therapy at Cleveland Clinic, joins this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to talk about the use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) strategies for people with COPD and high carbon dioxide levels, or hypercapnia. Dr. Hatipoglu explains why COPD can lead to high carbon dioxide levels and the negative effects hypercapnia can have on your overall health. He explains how newer therapies are improving the quality of life for patients with COPD and hypercapnia, specifically intervention with a non-invasive mask.

Could food allergies become a thing of the past? Jaclyn Bjelac, MD, Associate Director of the Food Allergy Center of Excellence at Cleveland Clinic, joins this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to discuss early oral immunotherapy – a form of therapy being used to cure food allergies in children. Dr. Bjelac explains exactly what early OIT is, what food allergies can be treated with the therapy and how the Food Allergy Center of Excellence is improving the lives of even their youngest patients.

Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) is the term used to describe the collection of physical, mental and emotional symptoms that persist after a patient has been in the intensive care unit (ICU). Michelle Biehl, MD, director of the Post-ICU Recovery Clinic at Cleveland Clinic, discusses the symptoms, risk factors and likelihood of PICS occurring in a patient. She explains the important role family members play in the ICU, as well as the steps healthcare teams take to prevent the development of PICS. Dr. Biehl also explains what the patient journey looks like at the Post-ICU Recovery Clinic and talks about recovery and hope.

Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep-breathing disorder that occurs when muscles in the throat relax and block air flow to the lungs during sleep, interrupting normal breathing. Sleep experts Loutfi Aboussouan, MD and Reena Mehra, MD join this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to discuss all things obstructive sleep apnea: from symptoms and testing to diagnosis and treatment.