Thank you so much- this is exactly what we were all hoping for when we started this channel! We hope you love the NICU as much as we do!

Hello!! Wow small world!!!So happy about the NEC lecture! Good luck on your exams!!!!! You’ve got this!!!

Thank you so much for taking the time to write us such a lovely comment! And congratulations on your new role- we're sure you'll love it! Hopefully we'll be doing this for a long time, so we're hoping this channel will continue being a good resource for you :)

Oh Terri- thank you- kinda needed this comment! Feeling blah after holidays etc- and needed a little push and you provided it! Thanks so much!!!!!

no, thank you for getting me through a long night shift, feeling like I learned something :) xx@@TalaTalksNICU

Ha great symbiotic relationship then! Glad you made it through your night! Xx

So you're the one! ha! Really cannot begin to thank YOU enough!!! Those first few videos were tough and Arianna and I were like "Are we going to continue doing this?" and then we'd get a couple of likes and keep going. So we owe a lot to you!!!! Resus team is scary but it's also so satisfying- and you obviously have the natural curiosity for it! So good luck! You'll love it!!! Thanks again XX

Hello! I read your comment first thing this morning- and I can't tell you how happy it made me! So glad it clicked! It makes medicine more interesting too. Thanks soooo much for letting us know! :)

I’ve been a midwife for 8 years and every now and then I try to refresh my knowledge on this and it’s always just as confusing every time lol. This presentation absolutely made it so much clearer! I loved the end explaining the association of fetal blood. Ive watched a few videos tonight and I’ve truly learned things in a whole new way.

@zocava90 oh that’s fantastic! Thank you for such a lovely message!!! Also impressed that you’re always on a path to learn more! Thank you for being here :)

So happy you've found yourself in the NICU! And in Texas too :) Thanks for watching and for your lovely words. Let us know if there are subjects that would be particularly helpful!

What a lovely comment- really our goal for these videos! Thanks so much for watching :)

Thank you so much- can't tell you how happy it makes us that these are helping you. We need this motivation to continue because it does take so much time- so thank you thank you thank you!

That makes us so happy Lucy- we started this channel specifically because many NICU nursing orientees told us how helpful it would be. Thank you for finding us and for passing the videos on!

Ha we doubt it- but will be largely thanks to you if does!!! Thanks so much for loyal support!!!! We bet you’re great to work with too :)

Thank you so much for your lovely words- and for taking the time to write them :)

That's really sweet of you. Thanks so much for continuing to watch too :)

Thank you sp much Bayan! for the positive energy and for subscribing! Thanks for being here :)

Thank you so much for watching and for the positive feedback- it's keeping us going!

Hello Kathleen! Yes we definitely need to get around to this. I’m hoping to cover seizures with an aEEG machine live- so would love to get some help from a maker of the machines!!!! Thank you so much for being here! We’re happy you found us!

Thanks so much!!!

YES! WE need to get back to electrolytes- those TPN ones took it out of us! Ha! Lots of concrete material- whereas we prefer explaining stuff! WE'll get around to it, we promise :)

Thanks so much Crystal! We're so happy you're here and watching :)

Thank you so much Foto for watching and for taking the time to comment :)

Thank you so much! That's definitely our plan!

Thank you so much Conuelo! We really appreciate your positive comments!

We made a couple of videos on hypotension myths- which say a lot about where we are! But we’ll be publishing the actual inotrope video soon!

Thank you so much Sumathy.

Thank you!

We did some basic ventilation videos but we’re getting ready to make some videos on how the loops and everything work!

Thanks so much for watching Zama :)

Hello! We will definitely get around to jaundice- we are actually planing a whole series on neonatal hyperbili. Thanks so much for watching and for offering a great suggestion.

KEVIN!!!!!! Hahaha! I miss our crazy admissions together!!! Want to do a talk on how to set up an oscillator?!

Unfortunately I have a face made for radio. Not such a great speaker. But if you need some behind the scenes stuff I’d be very happy to help out

That's not true at all!! You'd be a true natural!!!

Thanks so much for your encouragement! Also thanks for bringing up that it's not obvious where these are! We'll advertise them better! They're under the community tab on the home page. Really hope they help! Let us know if you'd like another type of question!

You're welcome 😊

Thank you :)

Hi Rose! I'm SO sorry you're feeling like this. First- the fact that you care and that you want to be more helpful is an excellent sign! Second- having worked for 6 years in the ER, you are used to the routines and all the different procedures- so it's really hard starting at the bottom again. You're used to feeling lie you now what you're doing. Keep going, and asking questions, and offering help, and reading up, and being a positive force in the unit. Don't give up! They will be Lucy to have you :)

Hello! Obviously we've made decisions for infants to be given a tracheostomy (whether from CLD or airway issues) and we've been involved in the care- but neonatologists are not really skilled at trach. care! Would you still be interested in a more "this is when you need one" type video?

Yes! Nancy! We promise it's coming- we got behind with requests- but we're planning two videos on NEC- probably soon after blood gases. It's such an interesting and important (and tragic) topic. Thanks for watching and giving us a suggestion!

Hello Aster. Congratulations on your baby. It is very difficult to make any comments on your baby without a full history and physical exam. I'm sure your baby is in good hands- I hope she is able to wean off CPAP soon. Good luck

Hello! You bring up a really interesting topic- usage of bicarbonate. During fellowship, if we had a metabolic acidosis with high Na, we'd use THAM, a non-sodium base to help correct the acidosis. Then in late 2000s, more data started coming out that bicarbonate probably doesn't do anything except make us feel better about the numbers (and maybe make the cells more acidotic). So I pretty much stopped using bicarbonate, and instead concentrated more on correcting the underlying cause. The contractility of a NORMAL heart isn't really affected until the pH reaches approx. 6.8, so maybe at that point, you'd consider it. (i.e., give it if infant coding). Cardiologists dealing with an abnormal heart (e.g. a HLHS etc) ask that we use bicarb in these infants because it's such a different population. So my answer would be don't use it, or use anything very sparingly. I'm sure others would tell you differently- so listen and read as much as you can- as you seem to be doing :)

Thanks! You’re definitely one of the best neonatologist! I really cant wait for more upcoming videos from you, Dr. Tala! You inspire me to read more and be more critical when it comes to management of my sick neonates patients. ☺️

We're so so happy you feel inspired to read- and thank you for the lovely compliment, but I'm sure, as you're probably realizing, the physician is just a small part of the puzzle. It's the entire team- from whoever trains you, to all the people you work with-other doctors, NNPS, nurses, RTs, the nutritionists, ST/OT etc. etc. that determines if a baby is getting the best care or not. Your enthusiasm is infectious though!!! Thank you!

We love YOU! Thanks you for your enthusiasm!

Thanks!

Thank you so much Amina- always so positive :)