ICU Doc Talk

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  Ep. 75 How to Think in a Crisis 19.02.2026 42min

  My new YouTube channel!https://youtube.com/@wickwelkerreads?si=UbAlSGZmqqR0pcwwMy new website!https://wickwelker.com/
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  Ep. 74 Cardiac Arrest After Heart Surgery 11.12.2025 1h 17min

  Talking about cardiac arrest in a patient after they’ve had heart surgery. Books discussed:Metabolical by Lustig The Glorious Cause by Middlekauff Original of Political Order by Fukuyama The Stand by Stephen KingBuy my books here:https://www.amazon.com/Wick-Welker/e/B00J21FNRI
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  Ep. 73 Neuro Critical Care 19.05.2025 53min

  Discussing high yield neuro critical care topics. Hot Takes From the Void: Trump Qatar Jet, Biden Dementia, Putin. Books: Chokepoint by Fishman, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by El Akkad, Lord of the Flies by Golding My new book is out!!👇https://a.co/d/crihSjb
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  Ep. 72 V/Q Mismatch 05.05.2025 39min

  Discussing V/Q mismatch, dead space ventilation and hypoxemia. Hot Takes From the Void: Pope Trump, Deportation ‘travel assistance’, Alcatraz Book discussion: Money, Lies and God by Stewart, Fahrenheit 451 by Bradbury. Wick Welker’s bookshttps://www.amazon.com/Wick-Welker/e/B00J21FNRI
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  Ep. 71 Type A Dissection 21.04.2025 48min

  Talking about management of Type A Dissection. Hot Takes From the Void: Pope Francis, JD Vance, TarrifsMy author panel with Mary Robinette Kowalhttps://www.youtube.com/live/YRybNHh-YfM?si=SO2IgFMEbuvcQW1eWick Welker’s science fiction novels:https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00J21FNRI
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  Ep. 70 Choosing a Specialty, Pregnancy and ECMO 03.04.2025 49min

  How to choose a medical specialty, discussing pregnancy and ECMO use. Hot Takes From the Void: Tariffs, Cory Booker, Susan Crawford. Books: Supremacy by Olson, Why Taiwan Matters by Brown, Worlds Without End by Impey, Slaughterhouse Five by Vonnegut, All Quiet by Remarque My next book out May 15th! DARK PROPHET https://a.co/d/0zWgmlP
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  Ep. 69 Critical Care Story Time 03.03.2025 42min

  Sharing bedside stories of the critically ill.**New segment** Hot Takes From the Void: A brief discussion of current news. This episode: SCOTUS pause on USAID funding, measles outbreak, Trump tariffs. Book reviews: Sourdough Culture by Pallant, Ejaculate Responsibly by Blair.
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  Ep. 68 My Book Reads of 2024 24.02.2025 1h 2min

  Brief overview of the 90+ books I read in 2024. First half is nonfiction, second half fiction. The full list is here 👇https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2024/53069903
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  Ep. 67 Trauma Surgery 17.02.2025 48min

  Talking about trauma resuscitation in the emergency department, the operating room and the ICU. Book discussion: Genghis Khan by Weatherford, A City on Mars by the Weinersmiths.
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  Ep. 66 American Fascism 11.02.2025 55min

  Talking about current fascist insurgency in the US. Books: The Third Reich at War by Evans, The Handmaid’s Tale by Atwood.
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  Ep. 65 Epidurals 20.01.2025 46min

  Talking about epidurals and neuraxial anesthesia. Books: Gangsters of Capitalism by Katz, It by Stephen King.
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  Ep. 64 Pulmonary Hypertension 17.12.2024 55min

  Discussing the dangers and management of acute pulmonary hypertension. Also talking about insurers trying to limit anesthesia reimbursement and the United Health CEO assassination. Books: Psychopolitics by Han, Ubik by Phillip K Dick, Lancelot by Giles Kristian.
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  Ep. 63 Heart Block & Nuclear War 03.12.2024 45min

  Discussing heart block and its management. Books: Nuclear War by Jacobson and Strongmen by Ben-Ghiat.
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  Ep. 62 Leaving Social Media 25.11.2024 45min

  My thoughts on why I’ll no longer create social medial content. ECMO case study. Some life philosophy stuff. Book: Age of Revolutions by Zakaria.
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  Ep. 61 Heart Arrhythmias 17.11.2024 54min

  Discussing management of atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. Books: The Singularity is Nearer by Kurzweil, Inferno by Hastings, Empire of Silence by Ruocchio.
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  Ep. 60 Trump & Sleep 11.11.2024 40min

  Just a small discussion about the election and talking about sleep hygiene. Books: How Emotions Are Made by Barrett, Of Boys and Men by Reeves, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by PKD.
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  Ep. 59 UHC, Mental Health, Hemodynamics 27.10.2024 42min

  Answering emails and questions. Books: The Man Who Broke Capitalism by Gelles, The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Pappe
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  Ep. 58 What Even is Blood Pressure? 15.07.2024 51min

  Discussing the math (just a lil) and clinical application of blood pressure and shock. Basic and complex topics to get you started or if you are actively managing patients. Book discussions: 1984 and Homage to Catalonia by Orwell, Spain in Our Hearts by Hochschild, My Disillusionment with Russia by Emma Goldman
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  Ep. 57 How to Vote 10.06.2024 1h 11min

  Talking about US politics and history and how to be an informed voter in 2024. Lots of book recommendations.
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  Ep. 56 How to School 03.06.2024 47min

  Talking about how to study, take tests and be a successful student. Book discussion: Why Civil Resistance Works by Chenoweth, Travelers in the Third Reich by Boyd