Posts tagged delirium
Conversations: Wesley Ely, MD
Conversations: Wesley Ely, MD

Dr. Wesley Ely speaks about his book Every Deep Drawn Breath, which explores deep sedation and immobilization in the ICU, and how he's transforming critical care, one patient at a time.

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ConversationsThe Nocturnistspodcast, medicine, storytelling, doctors, ICU, healthcare, hospital, American south, Post intensive care syndrome, PICS, depression, PTSD, mental health, dementia, anesthesia, CAM ICU score, survivors, delirium, medical research, literature
Conversations: Ross Douthat
Conversations: Ross Douthat

New York Times columnist Ross Douthat speaks about his book The Deep Places, which chronicles his harrowing experience with chronic Lyme disease.

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Conversations: Jason Karlawish, MD
Conversations: Jason Karlawish, MD

Dr. Jason Karlawish speaks about his book The Problem of Alzheimer’s, and the mounting practical, moral, and ethical quandaries of caring for patients with Alzheimer’s and other dementia-causing diseases.

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