March 2025: Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease and Trauma-Informed Care
In the March 2025 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss pediatric sickle cell disease and trauma-informed care. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in Critical Decisions' regular features, including a child with difficulty walking in Clinical Pediatrics, sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis in Orthopedics and Trauma, interscalene nerve block in The Critical Procedure, intranasal topical application of tranexamic acid for atraumatic anterior epistaxis in The LLSA Literature Review, and a toddler with arm pain in The Critical Image.
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February 2025: Seizure Presentations and Pediatric Growth Plate Fractures
In the February 2025 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss seizure presentations and pediatric growth plate fractures. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in Critical Decisions' regular features, including weakness and syncope in The Critical ECG, a limping child with fever in Clinical Pediatrics, scaphoid fractures in Orthopedics and Trauma, suprapubic aspiration in The Critical Procedure, balloon tamponade for unstable GI bleeds in The LLSA Literature Review, and a stubborn urinary tract infection in The Critical Image.
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January 2025: Factitious Disorder and Sickle Cell Disease in Adults
In the January 2025 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss factitious disorder in the emergency department and sickle cell disease in adults. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in Critical Decisions' regular features, including ingestion of a water-growing toy in Clinical Pediatrics, a posterior knee dislocation in Orthopedics and Trauma, local anesthetic for nasal reduction in The Critical Procedure, Bystander CPR in Black and Hispanic communities in The LLSA Literature Review, and a fall in a parking lot in The Critical Image.
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December 2024: Alcohol Withdrawal and Spontaneous Intracranial Hemorrhage
In the December 2024 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss managing alcohol withdrawal in the emergency department and evaluation and management of spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including a boy with pharyngitis and a rash in Clinical Pediatrics, a reverse total shoulder arthroplasty dislocation in Orthopedics and Trauma, a zipper injury in The Critical Procedure, diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections in The LLSA Literature Review, and a newborn with bloody stool in The Critical Image.
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November 2024: Investigating Lower GI Bleeding in the Emergency Department and Testicular Torsion Presentations
In the November 2024 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss investigating lower GI bleeding in the emergency department and testicular torsion presentations. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including pediatric facial nerve palsy in Clinical Pediatrics, a distal triceps tendon tear in Orthopedics and Trauma, reverse Valsalva maneuver in The Critical Procedure, high-risk airway management in The LLSA Literature Review, and a patient with foot drop in The Critical Image.
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