February 2026: High-Risk Otologic Infections and Thrombocytopenia

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.