In the May 2025 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss managing protest injuries and xylazine overdose. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in the regular features, including a man with chest pain and irregular wide-complex tachycardia in The Critical ECG, a child with seizures and tachycardia in Clinical Pediatrics, occult radial head fracture in Orthopedics and Trauma, tracheal suctioning in The Critical Procedure, digital nerve blocks in The LLSA Literature Review, and a patient with abdominal pain and hematemesis in The Critical Image.

May 2025: Managing Protest Injuries and Xylazine Overdose

In this episode, we get an update from Dr. Abir and Dr. Berdahl with regards to the "Big Beautiful Bill" and how that may impact emergency medicine and healthcare access through the lens of the 2025 RAND Report entitled "Strategies for Sustaining Care in the United States."

Bold Boffin Breakdown of the Big Beautiful Bill and the Potential Impact on EM

In this episode, we get some expert tips on pediatric resuscitation and access considerations. This is part of the 3rd Annual Emergency Medicine - High Risk, Don't Miss conference from Colorado ACEP. This episode features PEM physician, Dr. Patrick Joynt. 

Pediatric Critical Access and Resuscitation with Dr. Patrick Joynt

EM physicians can fix much more than traumas, MIs, and strokes. EM physicians represent leaders within medicine and beyond, with the skills of being an EM doc lending well to various levels of leadership, problem solving, and chaos coordination. In this session, Dr. Andy French talks about the EM influence accelerator and why this speciality puts you on the fast track. Nice motivation talk heading into #ACEP25 in Salt Lake City. 

The EM Leadership Influence Accelerator with Dr. Andrew French - CoACEP

In the July 2025 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss cardiovascular disorders in the emergency department observation unit and ectopic pregnancy presentations. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in the regular features, including chest pain in a health young adult in The Critical ECG, periosteal reaction in a newborn in Clinical Pediatrics, lunate dislocation in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, intrapleural anesthesia in The Critical Procedure, phenobarbital for alcohol withdrawal syndrome in The LLSA Literature Review, a patient with acute renal failure in The Critical Image, suzetrigine in The Drug Box, and metaldehyde toxicity in The Tox Box.

July 2025: Cardiovascular Disorders in the EDOU and Ectopic Pregnancy Presentations

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Christina Shenvi about ARIA, a finding associated with an early stage Alzheimer's infusion that can impact stroke and VTE care. 

The MRI of choice per neuroradiology are the T2 weighted and flare images seen on most routine head MRIs. The gradient recall echo are best for bleed and microhemorrhage. These are all part of a routine MRI. I would note in the order that you are looking for ARIA. 

Supported by Eli Lilly and Company

ARIA - Alzheimer's Treatments and Risk in the ED with Dr. Christina Shenvi

In this episode, we talk about ocular trauma and emergencies that present to the emergency department, featuring Dr. W Gannon Sungar. The neat take home is that eye trauma emergencies are rarely and immediate time sensitive emergency and can be addressed urgently with follow-up or transfer. 

The 4th Annual Emergency Medicine: High Risk - Can't Miss conference is coming up 11/6 and 11/7. Great conference and incredible setting. Check out more info at www.coacep.org.

The Eyes Have It with Ocular Emergencies - Dr. Sungar - CoACEP

In this episode, I get a few minutes with the star of the HBO/Max hit, The Pitt. We talk about his commitment to the accuracy of the ED care as well as a message to emergency physicians. 

ACEP Talking The Pitt with Noah Wyle - ACEP25

In this episode, we replay the recording of our live Frontline Headliners series from #ACEP25 in Salt Lake City. Dr. Netteburg is one of three episodes we hosted at the conference. He is well known for his missionary work in Chad and his adventures with his family. We dive into his history with stories along the way. 

Frontline Headliners with Dr. Olen Netteburg - EM Missionary of Motivation

In this episode, we get a breakdown of the increase in Dengue Fever cases in the US and how the expansion of mosquito habitats are putting more of the country at risk. 

This project is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award NU50CK0000567-03-00 funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

The Breakdown of Breakbone Fever - Dengue Fever

ACEP Frontline, hosted by Dr. Ryan Stanton, features in-depth conversations on the hottest topics in emergency medicine and critical care.

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