Inside the mind of a critical care consultant

In this episode, the hosts interview a senior intensive care consultant Dr Muhammad Ramali. He describes the interesting journey he has had in his career thus far and highlights his personal highs and lows. He explains the coping mechanisms and strategies he uses in his challenging role and shares many gems of wisdom with the audience. He candidly mentions the realities of life on the front line.

References and further reading:

-An explanation of happy hypoxia 

-Hadith of the prophet crying over the loss of his son (Sahih Al Bukhari)

-A day in the life of an ITU doctor

-Hadith describing mountains worth of reward for following the funeral procession and burying the deceased. 

-Hadith on preparing food for the family of deceased (Sunan of Abu Dawood)

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- Intro 4:37
- Knowing is the enemy of learning. Build curiosity  5:30
- Responsibilities in ICU and anaesthesia 9:00
- The most challenging time to have been a doctor - emotional story 17:10
- The emotional pain of our Messenger SAW 22:50
- How to recalibrate after dealing with lots of death  28:30
- Are most ICU patients unconscious? The 3 levels in ICU 30:13
- Do you become de-sensitised towards death? 36:30
- What if we struggle to stop overthinking about saving others' lives? 44:30
- Quick death vs a prolonged death 51:45
- Should we tell the truth or encourage the family to have hope?