ICU Doc Talk
ICU Doc Talk
icudoctor
Critical care, anesthesiology, and social reform rambling from ICU Doctor on TikTok. Not medical advice. Educational only. @icudoctor; [email protected]
Ep. 75 How to Think in a Crisis
My new YouTube channel!https://youtube.com/@wickwelkerreads?si=UbAlSGZmqqR0pcwwMy new website!https://wickwelker.com/
Feb 19
42 min
Ep. 74 Cardiac Arrest After Heart Surgery
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
Dec 11, 2025
1 hr 17 min
Ep. 73 Neuro Critical Care
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
May 19, 2025
53 min
Ep. 72 V/Q Mismatch
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
May 5, 2025
39 min
Ep. 71 Type A Dissection
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
Apr 21, 2025
48 min
Ep. 70 Choosing a Specialty, Pregnancy and ECMO
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
Apr 3, 2025
49 min
Ep. 69 Critical Care Story Time
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.
Mar 3, 2025
42 min
Ep. 68 My Book Reads of 2024
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
Feb 24, 2025
1 hr 2 min
Ep. 67 Trauma Surgery
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.
Feb 17, 2025
48 min
Ep. 66 American Fascism
Talking about current fascist insurgency in the US. Books: The Third Reich at War by Evans, The Handmaid’s Tale by Atwood.
Feb 11, 2025
55 min
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