In this episode of Critical Care Time, neurointensivist Dr. Sean Marinelli joins Nick & Cyrus to tackle brain death/death by neurologic criteria. We break down the prerequisites, neurologic exam, apnea testing, ancillary studies, and the challenging situations where things get complicated—including confounders, ECMO, and families struggling to understand how someone with a beating heart can have died.

This is essential knowledge for anyone caring for critically ill patients. Listen or watch now, and if you enjoy the episode, subscribe, leave us a five star review, and drop a comment with your thoughts!

We are proud to bring you guys our first of several episodes on Neurocritical Care! On this episode - our introductory show - we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Casey Albin a neurologist & neurointensivist who introduces the topic of neurocritical care with a special focus on basic tenets of stroke management. What type of imaging should you order? What do you do with anticoagulation? Who get's seizure prophylaxis? We cover all this and more with Dr. Albin. Please take a listen and let us know what you think and what else you want to hear from us!