ACEP Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine American College of Emergency Physicians

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.