We are on a pancreas journey! In this episode, we talk about the MANY etiologies of pancreatitis, the diagnostic workup, scoring systems (and a little dismantling of the Ranson Criteria throne), and the management of pancreatitis. Next week, we'll be talking about some specific pancreatitis complications before we move on to neoplasms in the pancreas. Hope you enjoy!

Not the ERAS tour you wanted but the ERAS tour you deserved. In this week's episode, we're talking about the process of applying to residency (specifically general surgery residency, but a lot of what we talk about generally applies to most application processes) and how you can start getting organized at different stages of your training. In summary, don't panic, this is doable and you know most of the answers already :)

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Hey friends! In episode 21, we go over acute respiratory distress syndrome diagnostic criteria, risk factors, and management. A big part of ARDS management is appropriate ventilation. Ventilation strategies for ARDS have been called "lung protective ventilation" or "low tidal volume ventilation" (LTVV) and have intricacies that are helpful to be aware of. Some of these intricacies include tidal volume calculations, PEEP requirements, and the possibility of proning. We talk a lot about proning and the data behind prone ventilation, the contraindications to proning, and how to keep your patients safe while doing prone ventilation. Hope you learn something new in this episode!