Critical Care Time

Critical Care Time is the podcast for everyone who cares for the critically Ill. Whether you work in an ICU, a Med-Surg unit, an ED, a PACU or the back of an ambulance - Dr. Cyrus Askin & Dr. Nick Mark provide practical insights and useful tips to enhance your skillset.

They are triple board-certified intensivists who love patient care and teaching. Journey with them through deep dives into physiology and practical pearls, leaving no stone unturned in the world of critical care medicine. 

Through their own insights, expert interviews and targeted reviews of the literature, Nick and Cyrus provide practical, relevant critical care pearls. If you bill for critical care time, you must make time for Critical Care Time!

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46. From Chaos to Clarity: Effective Communication in the ICU
Apr 7, 2025 – 1:23:25
45. Obstetric Emergencies with Dr. Stephanie Levine and Dr. Adam Mora
Mar 24, 2025 – 1:38:29
44. Critical Partners: The Vital Roles of NPs and PAs in Critical Care
Mar 10, 2025 – 1:00:03
43. ICU Mobility with Kali Dayton, DNP
Feb 24, 2025 – 1:36:02
42. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Feb 10, 2025 – 1:59:36
41. Cardiogenic Shock
Jan 27, 2025 – 2:42:55
REBOOT 1. Undifferentiated Shock Part 1
Jan 13, 2025 – 48:25
REBOOT 2. Undifferentiated Shock Part 2
Jan 13, 2025 – 42:15
40. CCT Goes to the Moon with Dr Shawna Pandya
Dec 30, 2024 – 1:10:27
39. Beneath the Drape with Drs. Alin Gragossian & Paul Wischmeyer
Dec 16, 2024 – 1:43:46
38. Palliative Care in Critical Illness: Intentional & Compassionate Palliation with Dr. Anand Iyer
Dec 2, 2024 – 1:23:52
37. ARDS: Unpacking Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome from Pathophysiology to Treatment Approaches
Nov 18, 2024 – 1:56:45
36. Inotropes
Nov 4, 2024 – 1:01:10
REBOOTED - 7. Vasopressors - Part 2
Oct 21, 2024 – 1:03:28
REBOOT - 6. Vasopressors - Part 1
Oct 21, 2024 – 1:01:21
35. Pulmonary Embolism Masterclass with Dr. Rich Channick
Oct 7, 2024 – 1:08:47
34. Anatomically Difficult Airway Part 2
Sep 23, 2024 – 1:20:32
33. Anatomically Difficult Airway Part 1
Sep 9, 2024 – 1:18:43
32. 3 Wishes Project with Dr Thanh Neville, MD MSHS
Aug 26, 2024 – 39:55
31. Tele-Critical Care with Drs. Bill Beninati and David Guidry
Aug 12, 2024 – 1:30:12
30. Hypoxemia Masterclass
Jul 29, 2024 – 1:07:15
29. Pleural Disease Part 2: Hemothorax & BPF with Dr. Michal Sobieszczyk, MD
Jul 15, 2024 – 32:37
28. Pleural Disease Part 2: Effusions and more with Dr. Michal Sobieszczyk
Jul 1, 2024 – 1:21:36
27. Season 1 Listener Mailbag
Jun 17, 2024 – 1:00:08
26. The PREOXI Trial with Dr. Kevin Gibbs, MD
Jun 13, 2024 – 55:06
25. Diuresis & Negative Fluid Balance
Jun 3, 2024 – 1:20:57
24. Thrombocytopenia with Dr. Matthew Rendo, MD.
May 20, 2024 – 1:38:35
23. Resuscitative TEE with Dr. Ross Prager
May 6, 2024 – 51:34
22. Bronch emergencies with the PulmPEEPS
Apr 22, 2024 – 1:10:34
21. Feeding in Critical Illness with Paul Wischmeyer, MD
Apr 8, 2024 – 2:08:44
20. AKI & CRRT with Dr Kevin Chung
Mar 25, 2024 – 1:38:17
19. Metabolic Acidosis w/ NephMadness
Mar 15, 2024 – 1:15:55
18. Journal Club - DL VS VL: The Device Trial
Feb 26, 2024 – 32:54
17. Hyponatremia in Critical Illness with Dr Joel Topf
Feb 12, 2024 – 1:09:04
16. Pulmonary Embolism Part II
Jan 29, 2024 – 1:11:28
15. Pulmonary Embolism Part 1
Jan 15, 2024 – 42:01
14. Massive Hemoptysis
Jan 1, 2024 – 50:20
13. ICU Rounds: Focusing on the Patient
Dec 4, 2023 – 33:45
12. DVT Prophylaxis In The Critically Ill
Nov 20, 2023 – 54:30
11. The Physiologically Difficult Airway
Nov 6, 2023 – 1:29:12
10. Intro to The Pleura & Conquering
Oct 23, 2023 – 1:03:30
9. Cardiac Arrest & Running a Code
Oct 9, 2023 – 1:07:43
8. Legal Considerations and Patient Care with Drs. Erin DeMartino & Matthew Griffith
Sep 25, 2023 – 1:05:02
7. Vasopressors - Part 2
Sep 11, 2023 – 1:03:00
6. Vasopressors - Part 1
Aug 28, 2023 – 1:00:09
5. Zorses and Hebras
Aug 14, 2023 – 35:42
4. ICU Delirium with Dr. Wes Ely, MD.
Jul 31, 2023 – 54:59
3. Journal Club - Platelets and Lines
Jul 19, 2023 – 33:09
2. Undifferentiated Shock Part 2
Jul 5, 2023 – 40:57
1. Undifferentiated Shock Part 1
Jul 3, 2023 – 46:11

Recent Reviews

MCM*

MMandziara

So good! Couldn’t ask for anything more out of a critical care podcast, honestly. Content is on point and the guests are great. I appreciate the insight the Nick and Cyrus offer. They also keep it light and entertaining. Highly recommend.
Critically motivated

Outstanding podcast

“Critical Care Time is a must-listen for anyone in emergency and critical care medicine. The podcast delivers insightful discussions, expert interviews, and real-world case breakdowns in a concise and engaging format. It’s informative, well-researched, and packed with valuable takeaways. Highly recommended for healthcare professionals looking to stay sharp and up-to-date!”
AMcD23

Great podcast

I’m an ICU nurse, and I feel like I’m learning so much that is relevant to my practice. My favorite critical care podcast I’ve found. Love the discussions of research studies, love the case studies.
Boisenberryy

Amazing show

Loved the diuretics episode. Lots of great information to pull out. Would love an entry to critical care pearls episode for new practitioners!
AQWPQ

Beneath the drape

Listened to this podcast on Christmas morning, so moving and perfect for this time of year when we all need a little reminder of why we went into medicine (hopefully to help people) and the ultimate golden rule; do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Thank you, the best surprise gift was hearing from these two speakers share their story.
pulmodoc

The Best

I started listening to this podcast this past summer and finally caught up now. So much good and useful information presented in a relaxed way. Love the science and physiology. Keep it going!!!
Emresident405

Great review

A detailed, thorough explanation of core critical care topics. Great for residents and early fellows looking to build their foundational knowledge (and anyone interested in animal physiology)
Vill1992

Great for critical care providers

The Critical Care Time podcast delivers concise, high-yield content tailored for critical care professionals. It covers essential topics like sepsis management, mechanical ventilation strategies, and shocks, breaking down complex concepts into easily digestible segments. The expert insights and practical tips make it a must-listen for anyone in critical care.
Stacy Fischer

The best critical care podcast show out there!

I’m an early-career intensivist, and I find this show incredibly helpful for diving into the nitty-gritty practical details that are highly relevant to my everyday practice. You all are brilliant. I’m a huge fan and wish you could release an episode every day!
Bonecutter01

Great Resource

Dr. Mark is a highly intelligent provider and has a passion for critical thinking and sharing his knowledge with others. Also check out his OnePager notes.
IselaMac

Awesome critical care podcast🤩

I am an ICU nurse with 13 yrs experience in the largest and sickest county hospital in DFW—I really appreciate this podcast—you have interesting and relevant critical care topics—they are an awesome review for myself and our new critical care nurse residents—the podcasts help me to teach/precept better—please continue the podcast—Would appreciate if you all cover in depth review of each kind of shock, ARDs, ventilator modes, hemodynamic monitoring & parameters, ECMO—Thank you all!
xxabwuensj

Great content

Loving this podcast. Great content and well presented. Cyrus and Nick make break concepts down nicely, and I love their frequent summaries. Use of expert guests for certain topics has also been great. IMHO, best critical care podcast around today.
jtgautney

Awesome!

Community Pulm/Crit here and loving it.
Klicristina

The Best

You guys are the best! Absolutely the best! Thank you for sharing your knowledges and experiences.
KeepCalmAndPushTheSux

Amazing critical care resource

Love the show - I’ve been sharing it with all my fellow nurses, nursing students, and aspiring nurse anesthesia students in the many critical care units I cover as a travel nurse! High yield FOAM at its best!
Babmrt

Unique show dedicated to quality

Nik & Cyrus play as forwards of the world champion team! One of the best educators I have ever experienced, nicely simplifying the most difficult topics into a practical physiologically based learning. I hope you never give up on your journey!
@raymondjfoley

Awesome Critical Care Podcast

Nick Mark and Cyrus Askin are terrific medical educators. This podcast is a must listen for all bedside providers taking care of the critically ill patient. Excellent key clinical concepts and phenomenal content experts make this an outstanding platform. Highly recommend it!
Pharm Resident

Great for all healthcare professionals!

I am a PGY1 pharmacy resident on my first critical care rotation and this show has been really helpful and filling some of the knowledge gaps I have!
Keef356435

Awesome show

informative, presented in a way that’s relatively easy to understand, and two personable hosts to boot
BulgarianNurse

Awesome

I am a RN transitioning from med-surg to critical care. As a critical care RN I would like to be able to anticipate better my patients needs and your episode about vasopressors has been very helpful. Could you please make an episode for weaning of sedation and also provider-nurse communication. Thank you for taking the time to educate us.
Jjhsjdjrbd

Love me this podcast !

Practical and entertaining. Winner in my book! Looking forward to future shows.
CallDaBird

Expert intensivists sharing pragmatic approach to care

Awesome content so far! Appreciate the insightful perspective shared by Cyrus and Nick. Can’t wait to see where this goes!
BeckyTrue11

Awesome podcast!

I’ve been looking for a fun way to learn critical care of pearls on my commute. This podcast is amazing! It is so fun and engaging, and I am learning so much from it. Highly recommend.