In the June edition of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss common life-threatening complications associated with left ventricular assist devices and their management.  They also provide insight in the use of nasopharyngoscopy in the emergency department.  As always, you'll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including our newest feature, Clinical Pediatrics.

June 2021

In the July edition of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang clear the air on postintubation complications in critically ill patients. They also discuss management of lower-extremity dislocations in the emergency department and specify when orthopedic consultation is required. As always, you'll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including our newest feature, Clinical Pediatrics.

July 2021

In the August edition of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang help you recognize the difference between a colic-y baby and a real emergency. They also discuss how to treat patients with eating disorders in your ED. As always, you'll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including our newest feature, Clinical Pediatrics.

August 2021

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 October edition of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss transgender identities and how to ensure that trans patients receive the quality care they deserve. They also discuss how to treat pediatric patients experiencing intussusception. As always, you'll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including our newest feature, Clinical Pediatrics.

October 2021

In the November edition of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss pediatric pain management and the crucial differences between treating pain in children as opposed to adults. They also discuss return-to-play decisions that help protect injured athletes from further harm. As always, you'll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including our newest feature, Clinical Pediatrics.

November 2021

In the December edition of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss massive transfusion protocols and the latest advances in them. They also discuss pediatric appendicitis and its tricky presentations. As always, you'll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including our newest feature, Clinical Pediatrics.

December 2021

In the January edition of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss unexplained vomiting in pediatric patients, which can create tricky presentations. They also discuss medical disinformation and how to address it at the bedside. As always, you'll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including our newest feature, Clinical Pediatrics.

January 2022: Unexplained Pediatric Vomiting and Handling Medical Disinformation

In the February episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss the proper management and disposition for mammalian bites as well as the management of pediatric toxic ingestions, including sedatives, hypnotics, anticholinergics, and sympathomimetics. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including The Critical Image and The Critical Procedure.

February 2022: Mammalian Bites and Pediatric Toxic Ingestions

In the March episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss cerebral venous thrombosis as well as the differential diagnosis and management of altered mental status in pediatric patients. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including ileocolic intussusception in Clinical Pediatrics, Monteggia fractures in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, and partial drainage of subcutaneous hematomas in The Critical Procedure.

March 2022: Cerebral Venous Thrombosis & Approach to Pediatric Patients with Altered Mental Status

In the April episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss fever following travel as well as pediatric alcohol poisoning. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including THC toxicity in Clinical Pediatrics, subtalar dislocations in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, and dental splints in The Critical Procedure.

April 2022: Fever Following Travel and Pediatric Alcohol Poisoning

In the May episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss postpartum emergencies as well as intimate partner violence. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including brain abscess and stroke risk in Clinical Pediatrics, orbital compartment syndrome in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, dental fracture dressing in The Critical Procedure, cardioversion strategies in The LLSA Literature Review, and CT for urinary system pathologies in The Critical Image.

May 2022: Postpartum Emergencies and Identifying Intimate Partner Violence

In the June episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss necrotizing fasciitis and cellulitis as well as respiratory failure in a myasthenic crisis. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including spontaneous splenic rupture in infectious mononucleosis in Clinical Pediatrics, pelvic fractures with urethral injury in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, negative pressure wound therapy application in The Critical Procedure, pulmonary embolism in The LLSA Literature Review, and chest pain and imaging for cardiac ischemia in The Critical Image.

June 2022: Necrotizing Fasciitis and Cellulitis and Respiratory Failure in a Myasthenic Crisis

In the July episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss back pain as a red-flag symptom as well as perirectal, perianal, and pilonidal abscesses. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including peritonsillar abscesses and deep space neck infections in Clinical Pediatrics, patella fracture with traumatic arthrotomy in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, reduction of rectal prolapse in The Critical Procedure, cerebral intraparenchymal hemorrhage in The LLSA Literature Review, and right lower quadrant pain in pregnancy in The Critical Image.

July 2022: Back Pain as a Red-Flag Symptom and Perirectal, Perianal, and Pilonidal Abscesses

In the August episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss cervical artery dissection as well as drowning and submersion injury. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including Takayasu arteritis in Clinical Pediatrics, Lisfranc amputation after a crush injury in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, clogged feeding tube management in The Critical Procedure, the 2019 update for pediatric advanced life support in The LLSA Literature Review, and the crying infant in The Critical Image.

August 2022: Cervical Artery Dissection and Drowning and Submersion Injury

In the September episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss medication for opioid use disorder as well as care for geriatric patients in the emergency department. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including ectopic pregnancy in Clinical Pediatrics, occult talus fracture in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, eye irrigation in The Critical Procedure, the community-acquired pneumonia in the Literature Review, and the importance of incidental findings in The Critical Image.

September 2022: Management of Opioid Use Disorder and New Approaches to Geriatric Care

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.

October 2022: Care for Sexual Assault Victims and Selecting Appropriate Critical Care Transport

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.

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

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.

December 2022: Small Bowel Obstruction and Ileus and Septic Arthritis and Gout

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.

January 2023: Best Practices for Opioid Administration and Pediatric Toxicology Considerations

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

February 2023: Managing Mpox and Presentations of Inflammatory Bowel and Diverticular Diseases

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.

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

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.

April 2023: Identifying Illnesses of Bioterrorism and Emergency Presentations of Upper GI Bleeds

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.

May 2023: Thyroid Storm in the Emergency Department and Pediatric Headache

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.

June 2023: Pericarditis Presentations in the Emergency Department and Esophageal Emergencies

In the July episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss deep vein thrombosis and small bowel problems. As always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including new-onset seizure in Clinical Pediatrics, bilateral patellar tendon rupture in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, emergency needle decompression in The Critical Procedure, outpatient treatment for low-risk pulmonary embolism in the LLSA Literature Review, and urinary retention in a child in The Critical Image.

July 2023: Emergency Diagnosis and Treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Small Bowel, Big Problems

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.

August 2023: Liver Disease in the Emergency Department and Diagnosis and Managing Syphilis

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.

September 2023: Management of the Acutely Agitated Patient and Metabolic Acidosis

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.

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

In the February episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang unveil a new feature on Clinical Pediatrics and discuss immunoglobulin A vasculitis, formerly known as Henoch-Schönlein purpura. They are joined by author Dr. Ryan Spangler who describes important differences in the evaluation and management of elderly patients with chest pain. And, as always, you’ll hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including Critical Image and Critical Procedure.

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