The Shift Brief

The Shift Brief

di Joel Connolly

Educazione Medicina

Stagione 1

Advanced Airway Management- More than just passing a tube.

In this episode we will be discussing advanced airway management. Covering preoxygenation, positioning, planning and post intubation care.

Not everything that wheezes is Asthma

In this episode I discuss the pathophysiology behind wheezes, and differentiating between possible respiratory and cardiogenic causes.

Waveform Capnography - The meaning behind the wave.

In this episode we discuss waveform capnography. Covering the production, distribution, and elimination of ETCO2; and how it all applies to clinical reasoning.

Talking Strokes with Steven Burke, CCRN Part one

Part 1 of 2. In this episode I am joined by my friend and colleague Steven Burke. Steven is a Flight Critical Care Registered Nurse, with extensive experience in the Neurosurgical ICU. We discuss the physiology of strokes, neuro assessments and treatment pathways .

Talking Strokes with Steven Burke, CCRN Part two

Part 2 of 2. In this episode I finish my conversation on strokes with Steven Burke, Flight Critical Care Registered Nurse.

Sepsis simplified

In this episode we discuss Sepsis. Looking at the pathophysiology behind it, SIRS and sepsis criteria, and how oxygenation applies to this complex inflammatory process.

Non-Invasive ventilation with David Hersey, CCRN Part one

In this episode I am joined by my friend and colleague David Hersey, Flight Critical Care Registered Nurse. David has an impressively long resume in the neurosurgical ICU as well as in Critical Care transport medicine. David also has a deep passion for all things mechanical ventilation, making this episode a must listen!

Non-Invasive Ventilation with David Hersey, CCRN Part two

Part two of my conversation with David Hersey discussing non-invasive ventilation.

Talking Seizures with Steven Burke, CCRN Part one

In this episode I am joined again by my friend and colleague Steve Burke, Flight Critical Care Nurse. We discuss seizure pathophysiology, assessments and treatments; as well as dropping a few PEARLS here and there.

Talking Seizures with Steven Burke, CCRN Part two

Part two. In this episode I finish my discussion with Steven on all things seizures.