The Synapse Critical Care & Emergency Medicine Podcast
The Synapse is a Critical Care and Emergency Medicine podcast breaking down topics and case studies into simple easy-to-digest segments to help build paramedic, nurse, and other pre-hospital and hospital clinicians into more robust providers. This podcast is open to any and all Emergency Medicine and Critical Care healthcare providers both in and out-of-hospital. Every effort is made to put out as many various topics to cater to everyone's interests and levels. Leave your technician hat outside, put on your clinician hat, and join us!
**Disclosures:
1) This is a non-monetary podcast, created and edited for free for your enjoyment and learning purposes.
2) The opinions and information presented in these podcast episodes is based off of up-to-date research, the latest evidence-based-guidelines, and/or anecdotal experience/opinions of the author.
3) Under no circumstances does this podcast or the information presented within each episode serve as authorization to work outside your guidelines, protocols, or workplace rules otherwise. When in doubt, contact Medical Control for guidance.
The Synapse Critical Care & Emergency Medicine Podcast
Latest Episodes
The Synapse Season 3 Episode 72 - DKA, HHS, and SIADH Review
It is incredibly important to understand the differences in pathophysiology and presentation physically and lab-wise when it comes to differentiating DKA vs HHS (previously known as HHNK). We will discuss both of these in detail, as well as the...
The Synapse Season 3 Episode 71 - All Things Cardiac Output
This episode dives into the concept of Cardiac Output. What is it, how do we calculate it, and how do we use it? What parameters does this use to be calculated, and how can we apply cardiac output to our patients to better manage them? This epi...
The Synapse Season 3 Episode 70 - Aortic Stenosis vs Aortic Regurgitation
Why do patients respond so poorly to aortic stenosis and aortic regurgitation? What is happening in the heart and systemically when these are occurring? Why is an IABP contraindicated for one of these conditions? How can I use a better understa...
The Synapse Season 3 Episode 69 - The Cardiorenal Syndrome Feedback Loop
The head bones are indeed connected to the foot bones, albeit with a bunch of things in between. So too is the heart connected to the kidneys, and what affects one will assuredly affect the other. This episode looks at the relationship in detai...
The Synapse Season 3 Episode 68 - Lactate Again? Type A and B
We seem to discuss lactate a bit on these episodes, and for good reason. This episode takes it a step further and breaks down Type A vs Type B hyperlactatemia, and those patients who may also have both at the same time. How does this change thi...
