In the February 2023 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 2023 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 2022 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, chronic shoulder dislocation in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, the Dix-Hallpike maneuver in The Critical Procedure, 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 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.

In the October 2022 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.

In the September 2022 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, community-acquired pneumonia in The Literature Review, and the importance of incidental findings in The Critical Image.

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.

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.

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.

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.