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Episode: The Cognitive Pause
Description: You’ve given fluids, started pressors, and checked all the boxes… but your patient isn’t improving. Now what? In this episode of Talking Shift, Dr. Haney Mallemat sits down with Dr. Anand "Swami" Swaminathan to break down one of the most powerful tools in emergency medicine and critical care: The Cognitive Pause. When the usual approach fails, it's time to stop, reassess, and challenge your assumptions before spiraling deeper into the resuscitation rabbit hole. They unpack:
When to switch from reflexive to reflective thinking
Clues you’re treating the wrong diagnosis
How to avoid co...