October 2023: EM Board Bombs with Blake Briggs, MD, and Iltifat Husain, MD: Massive Hemoptysis: Cough It Up! Duration: 25:00 Emergency Medicine News TB or not TB? Dr. Briggs and Marlena Wosiski-Kuhn, MD, PhD, say they hope it’s not, but either way they note that massive hemoptysis is no fun. They talk in this episode about critical care airway management here, what test you must do in the ED, and how to reduce bleeding. New Download (47.57 MB) Favorite
September 2023: EM Board Bombs with Blake Briggs, MD, and Iltifat Husain, MD: Rich Man’s Plague Creator: EM Board Bombs Duration: 11:20 Emergency Medicine News Long ago, it was called the rich man's plague because the condition was associated with extravagant indulgence of food and drink. Sure, those demographics have changed nowadays, say Drs. Briggs and Husain, but it’s a catchy name for a disease still worth discussing. Download (21 MB) Favorite
August 2023: EM Board Bombs with Blake Briggs, MD, and Iltifat Husain, MD: TCA Overdose: Narrow Windows Duration: 18:14 Emergency Medicine News If you could invent a drug that caused the biggest constellation of bad juju, it would already be invented because it's called a TCA. These are scary overdoses, say Drs. Briggs and Husain as they talk about presentation, diagnoses, and management of TCA toxicity. Download (33.79 MB) Favorite
July 2023: EM Board Bombs with Blake Briggs, MD, and Iltifat Husain, MD: Hydrocarbon Toxicity: Sniff and DIE Duration: 15:19 Emergency Medicine News Any day talking about sudden sniffing death syndrome is an intriguing day, says Dr. Briggs. He delves into the case of a 22-year-old found unresponsive at a gas station. Two doses of naloxone didn’t help, and he was intubated in the ED. What’s the diagnosis? And how do you manage these potentially very sick patients? Download (28.42 MB) Favorite
June 2023: EM Board Bombs with Blake Briggs, MD, and Iltifat Husain, MD: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Duration: 21:15 Emergency Medicine News Drs. Husain and Briggs zero in on the management of PID, which has an unreliable presentation and no good diagnostic test, the perfect storm for a tricky diagnosis. Download (40.37 MB) Favorite
May 2023: EM Board Bombs with Blake Briggs, MD, and Iltifat Husain, MD: Scary, Nasty Colitis Duration: 26:29 Emergency Medicine News Dr. Husain, Dr. Briggs, and Marlena Wosiski‐Kuhn, MD, talk about C. difficile, the scary, test-relevant antibiotic-resistant bug that can cause some nasty colitis. (Brace yourself for some bad No. 2 jokes.) Download (50.19 MB) Favorite
April 2023: EM Board Bombs with Blake Briggs, MD, and Iltifat Husain, MD: Was It Really Marijuana? Duration: 19:01 Emergency Medicine News Drs. Husain and Briggs come to you from the edge of cliff while they were off camping to bring you a case about a confused, tachycardiac 18-year-old who ate a plant he thought was marijuana. What was it really? Download (36.04 MB) Favorite
March 2023: EM Board Bombs with Blake Briggs, MD, and Iltifat Husain, MD: Facial Fractures Duration: 22:48 Emergency Medicine News A patient said he was sucker-punched in a bar fight, and he has jaw pain and trismus. Dr. Briggs talks all about facial fractures, which ones need a surgical consult, and why you have to respect the airway. Download (44.64 MB) Favorite
February 2023: EM Board Bombs with Blake Briggs, MD, and Iltifat Husain, MD: Nectrotizing Fasciitis Duration: 24:20 Emergency Medicine News A patient scratched his leg and has excruciating pain, swelling, and tachycardia. Dr. Briggs says you know it’s necrotizing fasciitis, but did you know it has 25 to 35 percent mortality with treatment and limb loss of 16 percent? Download (45.9 MB) Favorite
January 2023: EM Board Bombs with Blake Briggs, MD, and Iltifat Husain, MD: Open Fractures Creator: Blake Brigg, MD Duration: 23:34 Emergency Medicine News A patient presents with leg pain he thinks was caused by a COVID vaccine. But an exam revealed an open fracture! The patient said he was intoxicated and riding his four-wheeler the night before, but doesn’t remember anything happening, and wonders if magnets in his bloodstream are popping out of his leg. Dr. Husain and Briggs focus on the real problem and tell you how to treat open fractures. Download (43.55 MB) Favorite
December 2022: EM Board Bombs with Blake Briggs, MD, and Iltifat Husain, MD: Traumatic Spinal Injries Duration: 32:01 Emergency Medicine News Drs. Briggs and Husain drop pearls about traumatic spinal injuries after a young man presented after slipping during parkour with midline neck and arm pain. Download (59.43 MB) Favorite
Live from the EMN ACEP22 Booth: Blake Briggs, MD, and Iltifat Husain, MD, interview Bret Nicks, MD Creator: Blake Brigg, MD Duration: 27:23 Emergency Medicine News EM Board Bombs (@emboardbombs) interviews Bret Nicks, MD (@DrBretNicks), a thought leader on EM leadership and really just life advice. He talks to us about his favorite diagnoses, how to approach ED patients who are super utilizers, and some excellent pearls on improving your outlook and team dynamics at work. He has an incredible leadership blog that you can read at bretnicksmd.com. Download (52.01 MB) Favorite
Live from the EMN ACEP22 Booth: Blake Briggs, MD, and Iltifat Husain, MD, interview Amal Mattu, MD Creator: Blake Brigg, MD Duration: 29:13 Emergency Medicine News EM Board Bombs hosts the incredibly entertaining Amal Mattu, MD (@amalmattu), the ECG master. We cruise the cardiology literature updates from this past year, discuss overrated and underrated diagnoses, and his advice (including a great mnemonic!) for growth in EM and preventing burnout. The jokes that Amal told us make this a can’t-miss episode! Download (55.47 MB) Favorite
Live from the EMN ACEP22 Booth: Blake Briggs, MD, and Iltifat Husain, MD, interview Sean Fox, MD Creator: Blake Brigg, MD Duration: 25:11 Emergency Medicine News EM Board Bombs talks with pediatric ninja, Sean Fox, MD (@PedEMMorsels; pedemmorsels.com) about all things pediatric, focusing on tips and tricks to keep kids calm without ketamine. They also delve into his favorite specialties to consult, his favorite ED diagnoses, and some excellent career advice to graduating residents while sharing his latest project on https://www.emguidewire.com. Wise words from a wise mentor in EM! Download (47.79 MB) Favorite
