r/CriticalCare

8k members
r/CriticalCare is a subreddit with 8k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses critical care, icu, fellowship, ccrn, and new grad.
A subteddit devoted to the discussion of critical care medicine- in ALL of its various forms: ICU, Critical Care Transport, ED Critical Care, etc. Please note: this sub is not an appropriate venue to request medical advice. All posts requesting personal medical advice will be removed.

Popular Themes in r/CriticalCare

#1
Advice Requests
: "Failed the Critical Care boards- need advice on resources"
17 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Struggling with leading rounds"
7 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "Job Opportunity"
1 post
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Built a clinical quick-reference app that pulls from live medical databases — looking for feedback"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/CriticalCare

#1

Critical Care

: "IM resident struggling IN Critical Care [ICU Rotation]"
26 posts
#2

Icu

: "Understanding The Neuro Icu"
19 posts
#3

Fellowship

: "Struggling at PCCM Fellowship"
7 posts
#4

Ccrn

: "The moment in my Ccrn where I realized I was going to run out of time, and what changed for round 2"
6 posts
#5

New Grad

: "New Grad In CVICU"
6 posts
#6

Study

: "A second CCRN Study question where I'm questioning the correct answer and rationale..."
4 posts
#7

Help

3 posts
#8

Ecmo

3 posts
#9

Bridge To Recovery

3 posts
#10

Icu

: "Icu doc/Nurse communication help"
3 posts

Flair Used in r/CriticalCare

#1
Assistance/Education
: "FP-C"
28 posts
#2
Research/Literature Discussion
: "Etomidate vs Ketamine critically Ill patients "
4 posts
#3
Clinical Case Review
: "Induction drug choice"
4 posts

Member Growth in r/CriticalCare

Yearly
+2k members(23.6%)

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Last updated: July 21, 2026