In the March 2024 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 Critical Cases 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.

March 2024: Abdominal and Neck Stab Wounds and Human Sex Trafficking

In the April 2024 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 Critical Cases 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.

April 2024: Pediatric Seat Belt Injuries and Diabetic Foot Infections

In the January 2024 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, cellulitis and abscess in the emergency department in The LLSA Literature Review, and GI bleeding in The Critical Image.

January 2024: Envenomation and Acute Vision Loss

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 a sudden severe headache in The Critical Image.

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May 2024: Spinal Epidural Hematoma and Abscess and Upper-Extremity Pain Treatments

In the June 2024 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss identifying and managing patients with sepsis as well as stridor in pediatric patients. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including methotrexate-induced leukoencephalopathy mimicking a stroke in Clinical Pediatrics, medial clavicle fracture in Orthopedics and Trauma, perimortem cesarean delivery in The Critical Procedure, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children in The LLSA Literature Review, and gastrostomy tube complication in The Critical Image.

June 2024: Identifying and Managing Patients With Sepsis and Stridor in Pediatric Patients

In the July 2024 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss traumatic brain injuries and urinary tract infections. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including a rare complication of Meckel diverticulum in Clinical Pediatrics, atraumatic medial foot pain in Orthopedics and Trauma, distal fingertip amputation management in The Critical Procedure, alcoholic ketoacidosis in The LLSA Literature Review, and more than just a migraine in The Critical Image.

July 2024: Traumatic Brain Injuries and Urinary Tract Infections

In the August 2024 episode of the Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine podcast, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss ECG interpretation in athletes and emergency care for congenital heart defects. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in the regular features, including a coughing pediatric patient in Clinical Pediatrics, septic subacromial bursitis in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, drainage of a felon in The Critical Procedure, chronic drug use and abdominal pain in The LLSA Literature Review, and a patient with nausea and jaundice in The Critical Image.

August 2024: ECG Interpretation in Athletes and Emergency Care for Congenital Heart Defects

In the September 2024 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss pediatric wrist injuries and postintubation care of critically ill patients. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including muscositis and rash after an acute febrile illness in Clinical Pediatrics, traumatic arthrotomy status post total knee arthoplasty in Orthopedics and Trauma, bursal aspiration and injection in The Critical Procedure, antimicrobial therapy for pediatric community-acquired pneumonia in The LLSA Literature Review, and a diving accident in The Critical Image.

September 2024: Pediatric Wrist Injuries and Postintubation Care of Critically Ill Patients

In the October 2024 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss emergency management of hanging and strangulation injuries and peripheral neuropathies. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including undifferentiated hypoxia following a home birth in Clinical Pediatrics, a vanishing hip in Orthopedics and Trauma, string yank technique for fishhook removal in The Critical Procedure, acute atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter best practices in The LLSA Literature Review, and a knee injury in The Critical Image.

October 2024: Emergency Management of Hanging and Strangulation Injuries and Peripheral Neuropathies

In the November 2024 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss investigating lower GI bleeding in the emergency department and testicular torsion presentations. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including pediatric facial nerve palsy in Clinical Pediatrics, a distal triceps tendon tear in Orthopedics and Trauma, reverse Valsalva maneuver in The Critical Procedure, high-risk airway management in The LLSA Literature Review, and a patient with foot drop in The Critical Image.

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