A 56-year-old with a punch card’s worth of back pain visits shows up again. Half the time he gets an MRI, the other half he gets Tylenol and a pat on the back. Today, though, there’s a twist—maybe some new weakness. Is this just another routine shift… or the epidural abscess we’ve all been dreading? Tune in as we cut through the noise and break down what to actually do next.

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Cite this podcast as: Briggs, Blake, Husain, Iltifat. 266. Spinal Epidural Abscess. Sep 15th, 2025. Accessed [date].

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This is not your grandma's insulin. You need to know how to treat beta blocker overdose- flawlessly. Let's talk first-line antidotes, and life-saving interventions.

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Cite this podcast as: Briggs, Blake, Husain, Iltifat. 265. Beta Blocker Overdose: There's only one real antidote. Sep 1st, 2025. Accessed [date].

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This week we chat about a scary OD that honestly we are surprised isn't more common given the incidence of this medication in society. Let's learn how to recognize and diagnose beta blocker overdose. Key signs, symptoms, and ED evaluation for this life-threatening toxicology emergency.

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Cite this podcast as: Briggs, Blake, Husain, Iltifat. 264. How not to miss a Beta Blocker Overdose in the ED. August 25th, 2025. Accessed [date].

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Let’s review the CLASSIC case of Sympathetic Crashing Acute Pulmonary Edema (SCAPE) in the ED with high-yield EM treatment strategy. This plan will make your patient better in <20 minutes. 

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Cite this podcast as: Briggs, Blake. 263. SCAPE in the ED: Rapid Recognition and management. August 19th, 2025. Accessed [date].

In this episode we dive into what a labubu is (Blake still doesn't really know). Also we plan to master key PALS concepts for emergency medicine with this high-yield episode. Perfect for board prep and real-world pediatric codes.

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Cite this podcast as: Briggs, Blake; Wosiski-Kuhn, Marlena. 262. PALS in the ED: What Every EM Doc Needs to Know. July 28th, 2025. Accessed [date].

Learn when and how to perform a lateral canthotomy to prevent blindness in orbital compartment syndrome. A must-know emergency procedure for every EM physician.

Join us in Knoxville, TN August 20 for the UT Emergency & Trauma Symposium. EM Board Bombs is sponsoring! Register here: utmedicalcenter.org/ut-lifestar-emergency-trauma-symposium

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Cite this podcast as: Briggs, Blake. 261. Lateral Canthotomy in the ED: Time is Retina! July 13th, 2025. Accessed [date].

If you’ve seen Fast & Furious, you already get the vibe—speed saves lives. In this episode, we break down the Massive Transfusion Protocol (MTP): when to activate it, how to do it right, and ratios. We also hit key points on TXA, resuscitation strategy, and common mistakes in trauma care.

Struggling with the EM Shelf or your Emergency Medicine rotation? We’ve listened. We got you. Check out this free sample episode from EM Critical Hits — a brand-new 33-episode series built for med students. High-yield and under 10 minutes. Here’s the link to the med student podcast: https://www.emboardbombs.com/med-student-em-podcast/

Cite this podcast as: Briggs, Blake. 259. EM Critical Hits: The Ultimate EM Shelf Podcast for Med Students . June 16th, 2025. Accessed [date].

This place is stunning—and deadly. Filmed live at Great Sand Dunes NP, home to one of the most lethal infections you’ve never heard of: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome. This episode breaks down Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: signs, exposure risks, and what every EM doc must know. Know the early signs. Know when to worry. Because you don’t need to be a hiker to encounter this.

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Cite this podcast as: Wosiski-Kuhn, Marlena. 258. Hantavirus: desert killer you can’t miss . June 2nd, 2025. Accessed [date].

Learn how to diagnose and manage aspiration pneumonia in the ED with a twist. There's a board test answer and a "real life" answer for this one...Let's talk risk factors, key imaging findings, antibiotic choices, and when to worry.

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Cite this podcast as: Briggs, Blake. 257. Aspiration Pneumonia: ED diagnosis, treatment. May 26th, 2025. Accessed [date].

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