ACEP Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine

In the May 2026 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss acute nontraumatic increased intracranial pressure and emergency neonatal care. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in the regular features, including clinically suspected AMI with LBBB in The Critical ECG, reactive infectious mucocutaneous eruption in Clinical Pediatrics, spinal cord injury in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, informed consent for pediatric patients in The Critical Procedure, delayed intubation for opioid overdose in The Literature Review, a pain in the neck in The Critical Image, rimegepant for migraines in The Drug Box, and North American coral snake envenomation in The Tox Box.

In the April 2026 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss evaluating and managing BRUE and ABEM initial certification. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in the regular features, including clinically suspected AMI with LBBB in The Critical ECG, a newborn with axillary skin sloughing in Clinical Pediatrics, the dreaded black line in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, informed consent for adult patients in The Critical Procedure, emergency department violence in The Literature Review, bradycardia in The Critical Image, sugammadex in The Drug Box, and dimethoate toxicity in The Tox Box.

In the March 2026 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss pneumothorax management and pediatric febrile rashes. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in the regular features, including recurrent syncope in a patient with gastroenteritis in The Critical ECG, a case of pulmonary embolism in Clinical Pediatrics, sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, ultrasound-guided subacromial injection in The Critical Procedure, peripheral vasopressor use for early sepsis-induced hypotension in The Literature Review, a patient with a sore throat in The Critical Image, flucytosine in The Drug Box, and nickel carbonyl toxicity in The Tox Box.

In the February 2026 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss high-risk otologic infections and thrombocytopenia. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in the regular features, including a man with chest pain and palpitations in The Critical ECG, a child with chronic constipation in Clinical Pediatrics, elbow fracture-dislocation in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, ultrasound-guided calcific tendinitis barbotage and lavage in The Critical Procedure, ACOG 2024 guidelines on Rh D immune globulin prophylaxis in The Literature Review, a young man with numbness and falls in The Critical Image, eptinezumab for migraine prevention in adults in The Drug Box, and metformin toxicity in The Tox Box.

In the January 2026 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss Rocky Mountain spotted fever and pediatric oncologic emergencies. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in the regular features, including ectopic atrial rhythm in The Critical ECG, a child with corneal clouding in Clinical Pediatrics, traumatic below-knee amputation in Critical Cases of Orthopedics and Trauma, bladder rewarming for hypothermia in The Critical Procedure, highlights from the 2025 AHA guidelines for CPR and emergency cardiovascular care in The Literature Review, a boy with scrotal pain in The Critical Image, ketamine-midazolam for pediatric convulsive status epilepticus in The Drug Box, and arsenic toxicity in The Tox Box.