# Epi 9 - Fellowship Vivas - Can't Intubate, Can't Ventilate & Cervical Spinal Injury
Release Date: 12/24/2021
#Epi 36 - ICU Fellowship Snippet - Pulmonary Embolism: Risk Stratification & the New AHA/ACC Guidelines
ICU Fellowship PrepCast
In this episode, Dr Swapnil Pawar and Dr Madhuri Anupindi work through a case-based viva on acute pulmonary embolism: a 40-year-old with a CTPA-proven saddle PE after a long-haul flight. We cover: – Risk stratification using the 2019 ESC guidelines: sPESI, haemodynamic criteria, and the imaging and biomarker evidence of RV strain – The brand-new 2026 AHA/ACC guidelines and their A–E classification, including respiratory modifiers and SCAI shock stages – Advantages and disadvantages of the new AHA/ACC framework versus the ESC approach — a likely compare-and-contrast question for the...
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#Epi 35 - ICU Fellowship Snippet - Ischaemic Colitis following EVAR
ICU Fellowship PrepCast
In this episode, we discuss the management of a 75-year-old patient who develops bloody diarrhoea on day two following endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. We cover the differential diagnosis, the mechanisms of ischaemic colitis in this setting, the investigations used to evaluate it, and the principles of operative and non-operative management.
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#Epi 34 - ICU Fellowship Snippet - Aortoenteric Fistula and AKI
ICU Fellowship PrepCast
In this episode, we discuss the management of a 72-year-old patient presenting with massive upper GI bleeding from an aortoenteric fistula following endovascular AAA repair. We cover the differential diagnosis, immediate resuscitation priorities, and the post-operative management of acute kidney injury, including the evidence base for early versus delayed renal replacement therapy.
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# Epi 33 - Fellowship Snippet - Subarachnoid haemorrhage
ICU Fellowship PrepCast
In this episode, we discuss the clinical presentation and management of various complications associated with subarachnoid haemorrhage.
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#Epi 31- ICU Fellowship Snippet - Post-Spleenectomy patient
ICU Fellowship PrepCast
In this episode, we discuss the management of a post-splenectomy patient admitted to the intensive care unit.
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#Epi 30 - Ascending cholangitis with septic shock
ICU Fellowship PrepCast
In this epsiode, we discuss the clinical presentation and management of a patient with ascending cholangitis.
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#Ep 29 - Neuroprognostication in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest patient
ICU Fellowship PrepCast
In this episode, we discuss the multi-modal approach to neuroprognostication in out of hospital cardiac arrest patient.
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# Epi 28 - Weaning of a Long term ventilated patient in ICU
ICU Fellowship PrepCast
In this episode, we discuss the challenges and an approach for weaning long term mechanically ventilated patient in intensive care.
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# Epi 27 - Acute Subdural haematoma management
ICU Fellowship PrepCast
In this episode, we discuss the clinical presentation and management of a patient presenting to regional ED with acute subdural haematoma.
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#Epi 26 - OHCA in Obese Patient
ICU Fellowship PrepCast
In this episode, we discuss the challenges involved in the management of an obese patient admitted to intensive care after OHCA.
info_outlineIn this podcast, we discuss the management of the Can not intubate, can not ventilate (CICV) situation and Cervical Spinal injury patient.