ICU Pocket Notes

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to The ICU Notes — a collection of the high-yield, practical, and clinically relevant

pearls I’ve gathered over years of training and practicing as a triple board–certified intensivist.

These pages were born out of the same reality every ICU clinician faces:

Patients don’t follow the textbook. Critical illness is messy.

And at 3 AM, you need clarity, not paragraphs.

This guide is exactly that — clear, concise, and built for real-world critical care.

This is not a textbook.

It’s not meant to replace guidelines, protocols, or your attending’s oversight.

It’s the notebook I wish I had on day one.

It’s the resource I still reference today.

And it’s designed to make you faster, safer, and more confident at the bedside — whether you’re

a med student stepping into the unit for the first time, a resident running a sick call night, a

fellow refining your flow, an APP managing a full census, or a new attending finding your voice

in the ICU.

Critical care is a team sport — and my hope is that this guide supports you in becoming the

clinician your patients need and your colleagues rely on.

Welcome to the unit.