18 HR AGO

Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Critical Illness with Dr. Jennifer Muszynski (1/2)

Learning Objectives: By the end of this two-part series, listeners should be able to discuss an evidence-based and expert-guided approach to RBC transfusion in critically ill children. About our Guests: Kailey Remien is a Pediatric Critical Care fellow at Nationwide Children’s Hospital whose research uses data science and geospatial methods to study bronchiolitis and health equity. She leads the social determinants of health ancillary group within the international BACON 2.0 study and is passionate about improving outcomes for critically ill children. Jennifer Muszynski is a pediatric intensivist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. A leading expert in transfusion medicine, she studies how blood products interact with the immune system and influence outcomes in critically ill children. Her ongoing clinical and translational studies are aimed at using machine learning to dissect complex interactions between host immune cell function, inflammation, blood product transfusion, and clinical outcomes in children with sepsis, trauma, acute lung injury, and multiple organ dysfunction. Questions, comments or feedback? Please send us a message at this link (leave email address if you would like us to relpy) Thanks! -Alice & Zac Support the show How to support PedsCrit: Please complete our Listener Feedback Survey Please rate and review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Donations are appreciated @PedsCrit on Venmo , you can also support us by becoming a patron on Patreon. 100% of funds go to supporting the show. Please remember that all content during this episode is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. It should not be used as medical advice. The views expressed during this episode by hosts and our guests are their own and do not reflect the official position of their institutions. If you have any comments, suggestions, or feedback-you can email us at pedscritpodcast@gmail.com. You can also check out our website at http://www.pedscrit.com. Thank you for listening to this episode of PedsCrit!

43 min

26 JAN

Exertional Heat Stroke with Tobias Straube

Tobias Straube, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Critical Care Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine, where he has served since joining the faculty in July 2021. He completed his pediatric residency and critical care fellowship at Duke University Hospital following earning his medical degree from McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. COI disclosure: Dr. Straube is the Chief Medical Officer of VQ Biomedical working to develop a minimally-invasive oxygenator catheter. This work is unrelated to this content discussed in today's episode. Learning Objective: By the end of this podcast, listeners should be able to describe an evidence-based and expert-guided clinical approach to the recognition and management of exertional heat stroke in critically-ill children. Questions, comments or feedback? Please send us a message at this link (leave email address if you would like us to relpy) Thanks! -Alice & Zac Support the show How to support PedsCrit: Please complete our Listener Feedback Survey Please rate and review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Donations are appreciated @PedsCrit on Venmo , you can also support us by becoming a patron on Patreon. 100% of funds go to supporting the show. Please remember that all content during this episode is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. It should not be used as medical advice. The views expressed during this episode by hosts and our guests are their own and do not reflect the official position of their institutions. If you have any comments, suggestions, or feedback-you can email us at pedscritpodcast@gmail.com. You can also check out our website at http://www.pedscrit.com. Thank you for listening to this episode of PedsCrit!

34 min

12 JAN

Controversies in Pediatric Critical Care Airway Management with Alex Bragg, Chichi Egbuta & Sapna Kudchadkar (2/2)

About our Guests: Dr. Alexis Bragg is a Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at Keck School of Medicine of USC in Los Angeles. Dr. Chinyere Egbuta is a Senior Associate in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sapna Kudchadkar is the Anesthesiologist-in-Chief of the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and Vice Chair for Pediatric Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. Learning Objective: By the end of this podcast series, listeners should be able to discuss: An expert approach to the peri-intubation management of the critically-ill child, including pre-oxygenation, apneic oxygenation +/- PPV, & the use of neuromuscular blockadeStrategies using direct vs. video laryngoscopy in academic PICUsRecognize the need and discuss potential strategies for ongoing maintenance of airway management skillsQuestions, comments or feedback? Please send us a message at this link (leave email address if you would like us to relpy) Thanks! -Alice & Zac Support the show How to support PedsCrit: Please complete our Listener Feedback Survey Please rate and review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Donations are appreciated @PedsCrit on Venmo , you can also support us by becoming a patron on Patreon. 100% of funds go to supporting the show. Please remember that all content during this episode is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. It should not be used as medical advice. The views expressed during this episode by hosts and our guests are their own and do not reflect the official position of their institutions. If you have any comments, suggestions, or feedback-you can email us at pedscritpodcast@gmail.com. You can also check out our website at http://www.pedscrit.com. Thank you for listening to this episode of PedsCrit!

30 min

5 JAN

Controversies in Pediatric Critical Care Airway Management with Alex Bragg, Chichi Egbuta & Sapna Kudchadkar (1/2)

About our Guests: Dr. Alexis Bragg is a Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at Keck School of Medicine of USC in Los Angeles. Dr. Chinyere Egbuta is a Senior Associate in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sapna Kudchadkar is the Anesthesiologist-in-Chief of the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and Vice Chair for Pediatric Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. Learning Objective: By the end of this podcast series, listeners should be able to discuss: An expert approach to the peri-intubation management of the critically-ill child including pre-oxygenation, apneic oxygenation +/- PPV, & the use of neuromuscular blockadeStrategies using direct vs. video laryngoscopy in academic PICUsRecognize the need and discuss potential strategies for ongoing maintenance of airway management skillsQuestions, comments or feedback? Please send us a message at this link (leave email address if you would like us to relpy) Thanks! -Alice & Zac Support the show How to support PedsCrit: Please complete our Listener Feedback Survey Please rate and review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Donations are appreciated @PedsCrit on Venmo , you can also support us by becoming a patron on Patreon. 100% of funds go to supporting the show. Please remember that all content during this episode is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. It should not be used as medical advice. The views expressed during this episode by hosts and our guests are their own and do not reflect the official position of their institutions. If you have any comments, suggestions, or feedback-you can email us at pedscritpodcast@gmail.com. You can also check out our website at http://www.pedscrit.com. Thank you for listening to this episode of PedsCrit!

54 min

15/12/2025

Hyperosmolar DKA with Dr. Nicole Glaser

Dr. Nicole Glaser is the Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology and a professor of Pediatrics at UC Davis Children's Hospital. She is recognized as an international expert in pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), an important complication of diabetes in children. She has led many of the key multi-center studies that guide DKA management. She has also been involved in the development of several national and international guidelines for DKA management in children that guide current practice worldwide. Learning Objective: By the end of this podcast, listeners should be able to discuss an expert guided approach to the identification and management of children with hyperosmolar DKA. Key reference: Glaser N, Fritsch M, Priyambada L, Rewers A, Cherubini V, Estrada S, Wolfsdorf JI, Codner E. ISPAD clinical practice consensus guidelines 2022: Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state. Pediatr Diabetes. 2022 Nov;23(7):835-856. Questions, comments or feedback? Please send us a message at this link (leave email address if you would like us to relpy) Thanks! -Alice & Zac Support the show How to support PedsCrit: Please complete our Listener Feedback Survey Please rate and review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Donations are appreciated @PedsCrit on Venmo , you can also support us by becoming a patron on Patreon. 100% of funds go to supporting the show. Please remember that all content during this episode is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. It should not be used as medical advice. The views expressed during this episode by hosts and our guests are their own and do not reflect the official position of their institutions. If you have any comments, suggestions, or feedback-you can email us at pedscritpodcast@gmail.com. You can also check out our website at http://www.pedscrit.com. Thank you for listening to this episode of PedsCrit!

39 min

08/12/2025

Nutrition in Critical Illness with Dr. Enid Martinez, 2/2

Enid Martinez, MD is a Senior Associate in Critical Care at Boston Children’s Hospital, and an Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School. She is the Director of the Pediatric Critical Care Nutrition Program in the Division of Critical Care Medicine and Principal Investigator for a clinical-translational research program on gastrointestinal function and nutrition in pediatric critical illness. Learning Objectives: By the end of this podcast, listeners should be able to: Recognize the impact of nutritional status on outcomes of critically-ill children.Describe the key aspects of the metabolic stress response in critical illness.Discuss a clinical approach to accurately estimating and prescribing nutrition in critically-ill children.Reflect on an expert’s approach to managing aspects of nutrition in critically-ill children where there may not be high-quality evidence. Selected references: Mehta et al. Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Pediatric Critically Ill Patient: Society of Critical Care Medicine and American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2017 Jul;41(5):706-742. doi: 10.1177/0148607117711387. Epub 2017 Jun 2. PMID: 28686844. Fivez et al. Early versus Late Parenteral Nutrition in Critically Ill Children. N Engl J Med. 2016 Mar 24;374(12):1111-22. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1514762. Epub 2016 Mar 15. PMID: 26975590. Questions, comments or feedback? Please send us a message at this link (leave email address if you would like us to relpy) Thanks! -Alice & Zac Support the show How to support PedsCrit: Please complete our Listener Feedback Survey Please rate and review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Donations are appreciated @PedsCrit on Venmo , you can also support us by becoming a patron on Patreon. 100% of funds go to supporting the show. Please remember that all content during this episode is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. It should not be used as medical advice. The views expressed during this episode by hosts and our guests are their own and do not reflect the official position of their institutions. If you have any comments, suggestions, or feedback-you can email us at pedscritpodcast@gmail.com. You can also check out our website at http://www.pedscrit.com. Thank you for listening to this episode of PedsCrit!

20 min

01/12/2025

Nutrition in Critical Illness with Dr. Enid Martinez, 1/2

Enid Martinez, MD is a Senior Associate in Critical Care at Boston Children’s Hospital, and an Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School. She is the Director of the Pediatric Critical Care Nutrition Program in the Division of Critical Care Medicine and Principal Investigator for a clinical-translational research program on gastrointestinal function and nutrition in pediatric critical illness. Learning Objectives: By the end of this podcast, listeners should be able to: Recognize the impact of nutritional status on outcomes of critically-ill children.Describe the key aspects of the metabolic stress response in critical illness.Discuss a clinical approach to accurately estimating and prescribing nutrition in critically-ill children.Reflect on an expert’s approach to managing aspects of nutrition in critically-ill children where there may not be high-quality evidence. Selected references: Mehta et al. Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Pediatric Critically Ill Patient: Society of Critical Care Medicine and American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2017 Jul;41(5):706-742. doi: 10.1177/0148607117711387. Epub 2017 Jun 2. PMID: 28686844. Fivez et al. Early versus Late Parenteral Nutrition in Critically Ill Children. N Engl J Med. 2016 Mar 24;374(12):1111-22. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1514762. Epub 2016 Mar 15. PMID: 26975590. Questions, comments or feedback? Please send us a message at this link (leave email address if you would like us to relpy) Thanks! -Alice & Zac Support the show How to support PedsCrit: Please complete our Listener Feedback Survey Please rate and review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Donations are appreciated @PedsCrit on Venmo , you can also support us by becoming a patron on Patreon. 100% of funds go to supporting the show. Please remember that all content during this episode is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. It should not be used as medical advice. The views expressed during this episode by hosts and our guests are their own and do not reflect the official position of their institutions. If you have any comments, suggestions, or feedback-you can email us at pedscritpodcast@gmail.com. You can also check out our website at http://www.pedscrit.com. Thank you for listening to this episode of PedsCrit!

45 min

10/11/2025

Tricyclic Antidepressant Ingestions with Dr. Josh Nogar

Learning Objectives: By the end of this podcast, listeners should be able to: Describe the pathophysiology associated with anticholinergic toxidromeList the initial workup and management that every TCA ingestion patient should receive Discuss best practices for initial resuscitation in TCA ingestions About our Guest: Dr. Joshua Nogar is an emergency medicine physician and toxicologist at Northwell Health and an associate professor of emergency medicine at Hofstra University. He is also the chief of the division of Medical Toxicology and the program director of the Toxicology Fellowship at North Shore University Hospital & Long Island Jewish Medical Center. References: https://toxandhound.com/category/dantastictox/page/2/ 2023 American Heart Association Focused Update on the Management of Patients With Cardiac Arrest or Life-Threatening Toxicity Due to Poisoning: An Update to the American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Carehttps://emcrit.org/ibcc/nacb/Questions, comments or feedback? Please send us a message at this link (leave email address if you would like us to relpy) Thanks! -Alice & Zac Support the show How to support PedsCrit: Please complete our Listener Feedback Survey Please rate and review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Donations are appreciated @PedsCrit on Venmo , you can also support us by becoming a patron on Patreon. 100% of funds go to supporting the show. Please remember that all content during this episode is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. It should not be used as medical advice. The views expressed during this episode by hosts and our guests are their own and do not reflect the official position of their institutions. If you have any comments, suggestions, or feedback-you can email us at pedscritpodcast@gmail.com. You can also check out our website at http://www.pedscrit.com. Thank you for listening to this episode of PedsCrit!

51 min

PedsCrit

Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Critical Illness with Dr. Jennifer Muszynski (1/2)

Exertional Heat Stroke with Tobias Straube

Controversies in Pediatric Critical Care Airway Management with Alex Bragg, Chichi Egbuta & Sapna Kudchadkar (2/2)

Controversies in Pediatric Critical Care Airway Management with Alex Bragg, Chichi Egbuta & Sapna Kudchadkar (1/2)

Hyperosmolar DKA with Dr. Nicole Glaser

Nutrition in Critical Illness with Dr. Enid Martinez, 2/2

Nutrition in Critical Illness with Dr. Enid Martinez, 1/2

Tricyclic Antidepressant Ingestions with Dr. Josh Nogar

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Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Critical Illness with Dr. Jennifer Muszynski (1/2)

Exertional Heat Stroke with Tobias Straube

Controversies in Pediatric Critical Care Airway Management with Alex Bragg, Chichi Egbuta & Sapna Kudchadkar (2/2)

Controversies in Pediatric Critical Care Airway Management with Alex Bragg, Chichi Egbuta & Sapna Kudchadkar (1/2)

Hyperosmolar DKA with Dr. Nicole Glaser

Nutrition in Critical Illness with Dr. Enid Martinez, 2/2

Nutrition in Critical Illness with Dr. Enid Martinez, 1/2

Tricyclic Antidepressant Ingestions with Dr. Josh Nogar

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