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ICU Primary PrepCast

ICU Primary PrepCast

Written by: Dr Swapnil Pawar & Dr Madhuri Anupindi
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This podcast is about Intensive care pharmacology and physiology. This is created to prepare intensive care trainees for their primary CICM exams. However, it will be of benefit to anyone who works in intensive care and keen to acquire new knowledge or want to refresh their memory.@ICU Primary Prepcast Hygiene & Healthy Living
Episodes
  • #Epi 106 - ICU Primary Snippet - ROTEM: Platelet Dysfunction, Heparin and Hyperfibrinolysis

    #Epi 106 - ICU Primary Snippet - ROTEM: Platelet Dysfunction, Heparin and Hyperfibrinolysis
    Sep 17 2026

    In this episode, we discuss viscoelastic testing in ICU using ROTEM. We cover the main assays (EXTEM, INTEM, FIBTEM, APTEM and HEPTEM), the key parameters (CT, CFT, A10, MCF and ML), and the expected changes and underlying mechanisms in platelet dysfunction, therapeutic heparin use and hyperfibrinolysis.

    Read the full episode notes on Substack: https://critcareedu.substack.com/p/rotem-platelet-dysfunction-heparin
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    16 mins
  • #Epi 105 - ICU Primary Snippet - Fever, Hyperthermia and Paracetamol

    #Epi 105 - ICU Primary Snippet - Fever, Hyperthermia and Paracetamol
    Jul 9 2026
    12 mins
  • #Epi 104 - ICU Primary Snippet - Cardiovascular changes in Morbid Obesity

    #Epi 104 - ICU Primary Snippet - Cardiovascular changes in Morbid Obesity
    May 19 2026
    In this episode, we discuss the definition of morbid obesity and the cardiovascular changes associated with it, including effects on preload, left and right heart function, cardiac output, pulmonary and systemic circulation, coronary circulation, and cardiac conduction.
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    6 mins
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