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ACEP Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine American College of Emergency Physicians

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Podcast by American College of Emergency Physicians

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

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

    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.

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

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

    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

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

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

    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.

    • 37 min
    December 2022: Small Bowel Obstruction and Ileus and Septic Arthritis and Gout

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

    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.

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

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

    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.

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

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

    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.

    • 36 min

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27 Ratings

27 Ratings

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Great discussion-based reviews of EM cases

I am an FP, but nevertheless enjoyed the co-hosts’ teaching one another the pearls and principles they learned from the articles. Entertaining and engaging format!

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