Episodes

  • November 2025: Acute Radiation Sickness and Ocular Foreign Bodies

    November 2025: Acute Radiation Sickness and Ocular Foreign Bodies
    Dec 11 2025
    In the November 2025 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss acute radiation sickness and ocular foreign bodies. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in the regular features, including recurrent palpitations in a middle-aged man in The Critical ECG, primary adrenal insufficiency in Clinical Pediatrics, Lisfranc injury in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, active external rewarming of hypothermic patients in The Critical Procedure, managing patients with acute visual loss in The LLSA Literature Review, abdominal pain in a child after a fall in The Critical Image, acetylcysteine for acetaminophen toxicity in The Drug Box, and carbon monoxide toxicity in The Tox Box.
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    58 mins
  • October 2025: Managing Thermal Burns, and Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State

    October 2025: Managing Thermal Burns, and Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State
    Dec 8 2025
    In the October 2025 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss managing thermal burns and diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar state. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in the regular features, including syncope and a rapid heartbeat in a young man in The Critical ECG, a boy with hip pain in Clinical Pediatrics, calcaneal fracture in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, wedge resection for partial nail removal in The Critical Procedure, albuterol-budesonide rescue inhalation for asthma in The LLSA Literature Review, a patient with a change in mental status in The Critical Image, phenobarbital for alcohol withdrawal syndrome in The Drug Box, and paraquat toxicity in The Tox Box.
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    53 mins
  • August 2025: Symptomatic Bradycardia and Procedural Sedation and Analgesia

    August 2025: Symptomatic Bradycardia and Procedural Sedation and Analgesia
    Sep 24 2025
    August 2025: Symptomatic Bradycardia and Procedural Sedation and Analgesia by American College of Emergency Physicians
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    42 mins
  • July 2025: Cardiovascular Disorders in the EDOU and Ectopic Pregnancy Presentations

    July 2025: Cardiovascular Disorders in the EDOU and Ectopic Pregnancy Presentations
    Aug 7 2025
    In the July 2025 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss cardiovascular disorders in the emergency department observation unit and ectopic pregnancy presentations. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in the regular features, including chest pain in a health young adult in The Critical ECG, periosteal reaction in a newborn in Clinical Pediatrics, lunate dislocation in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, intrapleural anesthesia in The Critical Procedure, phenobarbital for alcohol withdrawal syndrome in The LLSA Literature Review, a patient with acute renal failure in The Critical Image, suzetrigine in The Drug Box, and metaldehyde toxicity in The Tox Box.
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    38 mins
  • June 2025: Navigating Oncologic Emergencies and Budgeting 101 for Physicians

    June 2025: Navigating Oncologic Emergencies and Budgeting 101 for Physicians
    Jul 11 2025
    June 2025: Navigating Oncologic Emergencies and Budgeting 101 for Physicians by American College of Emergency Physicians
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    36 mins
  • May 2025: Managing Protest Injuries and Xylazine Overdose

    May 2025: Managing Protest Injuries and Xylazine Overdose
    Jun 30 2025
    In the May 2025 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss managing protest injuries and xylazine overdose. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in the regular features, including a man with chest pain and irregular wide-complex tachycardia in The Critical ECG, a child with seizures and tachycardia in Clinical Pediatrics, occult radial head fracture in Orthopedics and Trauma, tracheal suctioning in The Critical Procedure, digital nerve blocks in The LLSA Literature Review, and a patient with abdominal pain and hematemesis in The Critical Image.
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    35 mins
  • April 2025: Acute Psychosis Evaluation and Treating Lithium Toxicity

    April 2025: Acute Psychosis Evaluation and Treating Lithium Toxicity
    Jun 12 2025
    In the April 2025 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss acute psychosis and lithium toxicity. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in the regular features, including pelvic inflammatory disease in a non–sexually active teen in Clinical Pediatrics, joint capsule foreign bodies in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, male urethral catheterization in The Critical Procedure, high-dose nitroglycerin for SCAPE in The LLSA Literature Review, and a patient with recurrent chest pain in The Critical Image.In the April 2025 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss acute psychosis and lithium toxicity. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in the regular features, including pelvic inflammatory disease in a non–sexually active teen in Clinical Pediatrics, joint capsule foreign bodies in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, male urethral catheterization in The Critical Procedure, high-dose nitroglycerin for SCAPE in The LLSA Literature Review, and a patient with recurrent chest pain in The Critical Image.
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    40 mins
  • March 2025: Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease and Trauma-Informed Care

    March 2025: Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease and Trauma-Informed Care
    May 21 2025
    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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    33 mins