Critical Decisions In Emergency Medicine

In the May 2024 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss spinal epidural hematoma and abscess and upper-extremity pain treatments. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including late presentation of hyperthyroidism in a patient with trisomy 21 in Clinical Pediatrics, atypical medial collateral ligament injury in Orthopedics and Trauma, arthrocentesis of the knee in The Critical Procedure, peripheral nerve block for hip fracture in The LLSA Literature Review, and late presentation of sudden severe headache in The Critical Image.

In the January episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss the consequences of envenomation and acute vision loss. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including persistent dysuria in an adolescent girl in Clinical Pediatrics, an unusual case of osteomyelitis in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, tungsten carbide ring removal in The Critical Procedure, cellullitis and abscess in the emergency department in the LLSA Literature Review, and GI bleeding in The Critical Image.

In the April episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss pediatric seat belt injuries and diabetic foot infections. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including septic shock caused by a perforated appendix in Clinical Pediatrics, chronic cervical myelopathy following a fall in Orthopedics and Trauma, stopping intra-oral bleeding post dental extraction in The Critical Procedure, palliative care in the LLSA Literature Review, and sudden-onset leg pain in The Critical Image.

In the March episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss managing abdominal and neck stab wounds and identifying and assisting victims of human sex trafficking. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including pediatric rash post vaccination in Clinical Pediatrics, ultrasound-guided aspiration of a septic prosthetic knee joint in Orthopedics and Trauma, removal of magnets from the nares in The Critical Procedure, managing diabetic ketoacidosis in children in the LLSA Literature Review, and pediatric blunt abdominal trauma in The Critical Image.

In the February episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss the pediatric asthma and recognition and management of vaccine-preventable illnesses. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including the importance of a thorough family history in Clinical Pediatrics, chronic shoulder dislocation secondary to a seizure disorder in Orthopedics and Trauma, reduction of a distal interphalangeal joint dislocation in The Critical Procedure, preventing post-lumbar puncture headache in the LLSA Literature Review, and knee pain after a fall in The Critical Image.

In the December episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss ABEM continuing certification and the evaluation and management of hemoptysis. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including baking soda intoxication in Clinical Pediatrics, a multiligamentous knee injury in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, cerumen removal in The Critical Procedure, managing opioid use disorder in the LLSA Literature Review, and acute flank pain in The Critical Image.

In the November episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss pediatric head injuries and organisms resistant to antibiotics. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including lung injuries from vaping in Clinical Pediatrics, a high-pressure injection injury in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, anoscopy in The Critical Procedure, shoulder dislocations in the LLSA Literature Review, and a child with periorbital swelling in The Critical Image.

In the October episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss opportunistic infections in patients with HIV and presentations of pelvic inflammatory disease. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including a winged scapula in Clinical Pediatrics, a die-punch fracture of the distal radius in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, manual reduction of paraphimosis in The Critical Procedure, early anticoagulant reversal after trauma in the LLSA Literature Review, and a critically ill patient in The Critical Image.

In the September episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss management of the acutely agitated patient and metabolic acidosis. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including a feared complication of cystic fibrosis in Clinical Pediatrics, Morel-Lavallée lesions in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, phimosis treatment in The Critical Procedure, headache presentations in the emergency department in the LLSA Literature Review, and a cyanotic infant in The Critical Image.

In the August episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss liver disease and syphilis. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including ultrasound of a skin abscess in Clinical Pediatrics, triplane fracture in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, intrauterine device removal in The Critical Procedure, emerging and re-emerging sexually transmitted illnesses in the LLSA Literature Review, and thumb pain after a scuffle in The Critical Image.

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In the June episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss pericarditis presentations in the emergency department and esophageal emergencies. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including lead reversals in The Critical ECG, Meckel diverticulum in Clinical Pediatrics, trans-scaphoid perilunate and complete radiocarpal dislocations in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, drainage of an acute paronychial abscess in The Critical Procedure, recurrent, low-risk chest pain in the LLSA Literature Review, an elbow injury in a child in The Critical Image, off-label tizanidine use in the Drug Box, and pyrethroid toxicity in the Tox Box.

In the May episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss thyroid storm and pediatric headaches. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including pediatric stroke in Clinical Pediatrics, traumatic hemipelvectomy in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, cold gastric lavage in The Critical Procedure, the importance of lactate in the LLSA Literature Review, foreign body ingestions in The Critical Image, zavegepant in the Drug Box, and buspirone in the Tox Box.

In the April episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss illnesses of bioterrorism as well as upper GI bleeds. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including posterior auricular mass in Clinical Pediatrics, flexor tenosynovitis of the thumb in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, dorsal penile nerve block in The Critical Procedure, buprenorphine for opioid withdrawal in the LLSA Literature Review, and chest trauma in older patients in The Critical Image.

In the March episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss transverse myelitis and Guillain-Barré syndrome as well as traumatic spinal cord injury. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including pediatric diphenhydramine overdose in Clinical Pediatrics, open Achilles tendon laceration in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, mallet finger splint in The Critical Procedure, management of acute ischemic stroke in the LLSA Literature Review, and a brain lesion in a pediatric patient in The Critical Image.

In the February episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss managing mpox as well as emergency presentations of inflammatory bowel and diverticular diseases. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including splenic laceration in Clinical Pediatrics, isolated subtalar dislocation in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, reduction of a nursemaid’s elbow in The Critical Procedure, end-of-life care in the LLSA Literature Review, and a vomiting infant in The Critical Image

In the January episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss best practices for opioid administration as well as pediatric toxicology considerations. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including anaphylaxis caused by an aspirated foreign body in Clinical Pediatrics, Charcot neuroarthropathy of the ankle in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, tendon sheath injections in The Critical Procedure, conservative versus interventional treatment for spontaneous pneumothorax in the LLSA Literature Review, and leukocytosis and fever in a diabetic patient in The Critical Image.

In the December episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss small bowel obstruction and ileus as well as septic arthritis and gout. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including acute otitis media in Clinical Pediatrics, an chronic shoulder dislocation in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, DixHallpike maneuver in The Critical Procedure, a outpatient stress testing for suspected acute coronary syndrome after a negative workup in the Literature Review, and a toddler with bloody stool in The Critical Image.

In the November episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss kidney stones as well as mesenteric ischemia. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including monkeypox in Clinical Pediatrics, an atypical presentation of gout in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, management of small, bleeding tongue lacerations in The Critical Procedure, a comparison of ibuprofen regimens for acute pain in the Literature Review, and an adolescent with knee pain in The Critical Image.

In the October episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss caring for sexual assault victims as well as selecting appropriate critical care transport. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including moyamoya disease–induced stroke in Clinical Pediatrics, recurrent prosthetic hip dislocation in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, traction splinting a midshaft femur fracture in The Critical Procedure, moderate temperature management after nonshockable rhythm cardiac arrest in the Literature Review, and a pregnant trauma patient in The Critical Image.