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Article of the Week

The ICU Nutrition: Too Much of a Good Thing?

For years, providing nutritional support to injured patients has been a key nursing goal. However, many studies have shown that early, full nutritional support is sometimes harmful because of a patient’s metabolic state during acute critical illness. 

When experiencing severe injury or sepsis, the body enters a highly catabolic state,  breaking down its own glycogen, protein, and fat. This process occurs regardless of what patients are fed. Therefore, attempts to meet full nutritional requirements during the catabolic phase can lead to overfeeding, which causes metabolic disturbances, including severe hyperglycemia and insulin resistance.

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Wang Y, et al. Protective nutrition strategy in the acute phase of critical illness: why, what and how to protect. Front Nutr. 2025;12:1555311.

Media of the Month

Trauma ICU Rounds Podcast

Looking for a way to make your commute more productive? Consider listening to Trauma ICU Rounds, an educational podcast created by Dr. Dennis Kim. This series covers a wide range of topics—from geriatric trauma to whole blood transfusion—offering listeners concise, high-quality, and clinically relevant content.

Designed for healthcare professionals, Trauma ICU Rounds provides valuable insights into surgical critical care, emergency general surgery, and trauma surgery. It’s an excellent resource for staying current and making the most of your time on the go. This FREE podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Audible.

What Topics Make TCAR & PCAR Different From Resuscitation-Focused Courses?

Unlike courses such as TNCC, PHTLS, and ATCN, the TCAR and PCAR programs focus on topics that pertain to the in-hospital phase of trauma care, including:

• Missed and delayed injuries and late complications
• Sepsis and multiple organ failure
• Muscle compartment syndrome
• Damage control resuscitation and surgery
• The patient in alcohol withdrawal
• Fluid management
• End-of-life and palliative care considerations
• Rhabdomyolysis and renal failure
• Blood products and transfusion practices
• Abdominal compartment syndrome
• Wound and skin care

AND A WHOLE LOT MORE!

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No, This is NOT Science Fiction!

AlterEgo is an innovative, noninvasive neural interface that enables people to communicate silently with machines, AI assistants, and even other individuals by internally articulating words without speaking or visible movements. The system delivers feedback through bone conduction audio, creating an experience similar to an entirely internal dialogue. 

Originally developed at the MIT Media Lab in 2018, AlterEgo was designed to assist individuals with speech disorders such as ALS and MS, offering new ways to support communication. But more broadly, the technology aims to integrate seamlessly into everyday life, functioning as a “second self” that augments cognition and interaction. 

Is it a great idea, or JUST PLAIN CREEPY? What do you think?
 

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