ACEP Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine

ACEP Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine

Hosts Danya Khoujah, MBBS, MEHP, FACEP, and Wendy Chang, MD, discuss the hot topics and clinical pearls and pitfalls highlighted in each monthly issue of Critical Decisions.

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September 8, 2026 40 mins

In the August 2026 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss alcohol use disorder and child abuse mimics. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in the regular features, including pacemaker dysfunction-related rhythm complications in The Critical ECG, transverse myelitis in Clinical Pediatrics, high-pressure injection injury in Critical Cases in Orthopedi...

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In the July 2026 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss acute coagulation disorders and are joined by Dr. Prianka Kandhal for a conversation about pediatric drowning. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in the regular features, including clinically suspected AMI with ventricular-paced rhythm in The Critical ECG, eczema herpeticum in Clinical Pediatr...

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In the June 2026 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss the evaluation and management of sexual assault patients and identifying illnesses of bioterrorism. 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, tracheomalacia in Clinical Pediatrics, slipped capital femoral epiph...

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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 ...
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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...
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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 ...
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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 Or...
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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 Ortho...
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In the December 2025 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss pediatric acquired heart defects and savings 101 for physicians. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in the regular features, including wide-complex tachycardia in an older adult in The Critical ECG, a child with a vesicular rash in Clinical Pediatrics, distal femur Salter-Harris II fractur...
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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 ...
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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 i...
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In the September 2025 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss vaginal bleeding and hyponatremia managment. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in the regular features, including a young man with heart palpitations in The Critical ECG, a child with purple vesicles in Clinical Pediatrics, hallux sesamoid fractures in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and T...
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In the August 2025 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss symptomatic bradycardia and procedural sedation and analgesia. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in the regular features, including syncope in a young woman in The Critical ECG, a teenager with chest pain in Clinical Pediatrics, traumatic acetabular fracture-dislocation with intrapelvic fem...
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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, luna...
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In the June 2025 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. Danya Khoujah and Wendy Chang discuss navigating oncologic emergencies and budgeting 101 for physicians. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in the regular features, including a woman with syncope in The Critical ECG, finger amputation in a child in Clinical Pediatrics, a floating shoulder in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Traum...
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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 O...
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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 catheteri...
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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 ...
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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, supra...
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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 ane...
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