
Emergency Medicine Board Bombs
The ONLY Emergency Medicine board review Question Bank Podcast. Board prep is our thing. 10-15 minute episodes on classic EM topics where we tell you what you need to know. High yield, funny, and entertaining. Check out our new interactive question bank podcast, EM Rapid Bombs. We drop a new 3 to 5 minute pod every weekday! You can find it here: www.emboardbombs.com.
Latest episodes

Sep 6, 2021 • 28min
119. Migraines: The Great Mimicker
Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here: https://emrapidbombs.supercast.tech
Time for a magic trick. What causes headache, vision changes, hemiplegia, vomiting, and even abdominal pain?? Migraines. Really? Let’s talk about the greatest neurologic mimicker- how to treat them, and which ones need further workup.

Aug 23, 2021 • 27min
118. Menacing Muscles: Myocarditis
Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here: https://emrapidbombs.supercast.tech
Load the shotgun. Time to talk about a disease that is hard to diagnose, and you'll find yourself firing off so many labs it's difficult to keep track.
Time to set the record straight with myocarditis, a potentially very scary cause of heart failure.

Aug 2, 2021 • 20min
117. Top 10 tips for residents starting out
Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here: https://emrapidbombs.supercast.tech
July just ended, so we figured it's the right time for some quick, distilled advice for early 4th years, new residents, and even new attendings. Yeah we know its not board prep, but dont @ us.

Jul 26, 2021 • 19min
116. Opioid Overdose- NarCAN!
Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here: https://emrapidbombs.supercast.tech
"Everybody counts or nobody counts". The motto of Harry Bosch is strong in this episode as we discuss how to best manage patients with opioid overdose in the ED. How to best approach these patients and promote staff and patient safety, and how to recognize opioid overdose.
Shoutout to Project Lazarus in North Carolina- a nonprofit who promotes training, education, community outreach, and Naloxone kits in their region thats hard hit by the epidemic.

Jul 12, 2021 • 27min
115. Live from the Bayou! Drowning & Submersion injuries
Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here: https://emrapidbombs.supercast.tech
This week Iltifat and Blake are reunited in Alabama on the Bayou. When faced with kayaking, camping, and gators, it’s time for us to review myths and proper treat drowning and submersion injuries.

Jul 6, 2021 • 24min
114. TACO Tuesday: transfusion reactions
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All aboard the TRALI, its time for TACO Tuesday. Wow how often can you fit the entirety of our podcast in one catchy sentence?? Let’s dig into these commonly tested transfusion reactions.

Jun 21, 2021 • 28min
113. Saddle up: Pulmonary Embolism
Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here: https://emrapidbombs.supercast.tech
Sometimes when a shift gets tough you just need to saddle up and make a diagnosis…. funny enough saddle PE’s are quite rare…. so let’s dispel the myths and cover what you NEED to know about PEs.

May 31, 2021 • 9min
112. Compartment Syndrome- the more you know
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We’re bringing you some incredible examples from our latest interactive EM Board Bombs podcast. It’s been over 2 years… time to rehash some important pieces of compartment syndrome. "The more you know."

May 24, 2021 • 18min
111. Intussusception- we dare you to spell it correctly
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If this were a spelling bee we would definitely flunk this word. So let's focus instead on how to not flunk and miss the diagnosis. let's talk all you need to know about this classic pediatric disease.

May 10, 2021 • 4min
110. Meckel's Speed Racing (and diverticulum)
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Can we really cover Meckel’s diverticulum in 4 minutes. Well it helps when you don’t need to know that much about it. Let us tell you what you need to know!