In the September edition of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang answer your burning questions about pediatric burn and inhalation injuries. They also discuss the management of hazardous chemical exposures, including decontamination and treatment. As always, you'll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including our newest feature, Clinical Pediatrics.

September 2021

In the November 2022 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.

November 2022: Kidney Stones in the Emergency Department and Treating Mesenteric Ischemia

In the March 2023 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.

March 2023: Transverse Myelitis and Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

In the October 2023 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.

October 2023: Opportunistic Infections in HIV Patients and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

In this month’s episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang provide the 411 on recognizing and managing blunt trauma in athletes, including concussions, spinal injuries, chest injuries, and even life-threatening presentations, such as commotio cordis. They also discuss the various approaches to the investigations and treatment of pulmonary effusions, a common disease feature that is not often discussed. In addition, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in the publication’s regular features, including Critical Procedure and Critical Orthopedics and Trauma.

July 2020

In the November episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang translate the whistles and squeaks created by stridor, a common sign of airway compromise in pediatric patients. They’ll also be joined by author Dr. Brit Long, who describes some of the most troublesome complications that lead cancer patients to the emergency department, some of which pose grave threats to quality of life. And, as always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including LLSA Review and Critical Ortho and Trauma.

October 2023: Opportunistic Infections in HIV Patients and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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