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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October 2024: Emergency Management of Hanging and Strangulation Injuries and Peripheral Neuropathies
In the October 2024 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss emergency management of hanging and strangulation injuries and peripheral neuropathies. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including undifferentiated hypoxia following a home birth in Clinical Pediatrics, a vanishing hip in Orthopedics and Trauma, string yank technique for fishhook removal in The Critical Procedure, acute atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter best practices in The LLSA Literature Review, and a knee injury in The Critical Image.
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September 2024: Pediatric Wrist Injuries and Postintubation Care of Critically Ill Patients
In the September 2024 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss pediatric wrist injuries and postintubation care of critically ill patients. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in CDEM’s regular features, including muscositis and rash after an acute febrile illness in Clinical Pediatrics, traumatic arthrotomy status post total knee arthoplasty in Orthopedics and Trauma, bursal aspiration and injection in The Critical Procedure, antimicrobial therapy for pediatric community-acquired pneumonia in The LLSA Literature Review, and a diving accident in The Critical Image.
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