
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

Jun 3, 2024 • 14min
225. The Deadly D's: cerebellar strokes
Discover the 5 D's of posterior circulation strokes that can’t be overlooked in emergency situations. Unravel the complexities of acute cerebellar strokes, focusing on critical signs and necessary diagnostic strategies. Dive into the contentious world of endovascular therapy for strokes, with a pinch of humor about the challenges of dual specialization. Plus, learn the importance of patient ambulation post-stroke and explore dizziness conditions linked to cerebrovascular issues. It's an engaging ride through emergency medicine essentials!

May 28, 2024 • 21min
224. Malignant Otitis Externa: garlic oil and Reddit
This podcast is earresistible. Let's chat about this classic, nasty HEENT infection. There are only 3 major key points you need to know for this one so let's crush it.
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Cite this podcast as: Briggs, Blake; Husain, Ilitfat. 224. Malignant Otitis Externa. May 28th, 2024. Accessed [date].

May 19, 2024 • 24min
223. Hernias: incarcerated or strangled- would you rather?
This episode we chat about common hernias and the 3 major scenarios you will encounter with them in the ED. We also offer you a game of would you rather. As usual, lots of highbrow conversation.
Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here.
Cite this podcast as: Briggs, Blake; Wosiski-Kuhn, Marlena. 223. High-yield oral boards review. May 20th, 2024. Accessed [date].

May 12, 2024 • 22min
222. Don't miss this case on your oral boards!
This week, Iltifat tries to stump Blake on the oral boards examination. We drop some high yield knowledge on tips and tricks to help you ace the oral boards!
Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here.
Cite this podcast as: Briggs, Blake; Husain, Iltifat. 222. High-yield oral boards review. May 13th, 2024. Accessed [date].

May 5, 2024 • 17min
221. Scary cause of neonatal GI bleeding
There are a lot of words associated with neonates... lethargic and bloody-stool should never be two of them. Let's cover this classic neonatal emergency diagnosis you can NEVER miss
Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here.
Cite this podcast as: Briggs, Blake; Husain, Iltifat. 221. Scary cause of neonatal GI bleeding. May 6th, 2024. Accessed [date].

Apr 29, 2024 • 18min
220. Pillboxes and the Pituitary
Pituitary?! I thought this was an EMERGENCY MEDICINE podcast? Please don't click away- we will make this lesson quick, entertaining, and painless (would you expect anything less from us?)
Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here.
Cite this podcast as: Briggs, Blake; Husain, Iltifat. 220. Pillboxes and Pituitary. April 29th, 2024. Accessed [date].

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Apr 16, 2024 • 19min
219. Questionable Morels: mushroom poisoning
We have quite the "fungide" to mushroom poisoning and we have so mush to say. Don't be in spore taste, we have just what you need to get well shroom ;)
Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here.
Cite this podcast as: Briggs, Blake. 219. Questionable Morels: mushroom poisoning. April 15th, 2024. Accessed [date].

Apr 2, 2024 • 14min
218. Spider bites: something about Peter Parker?
We've all done it. We sigh when we see "spider bite" check in because we know it's going to be an abscess. But let's talk about what you ACTUALLY do for a real spider bite.
This week we’re covering a classic neurosurgical topic, but the answer might fool you…
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Cite this podcast as: Briggs, Blake; Husain, Iltifat. 218. Spider bites (no, really). April 1st, 2024. Accessed [date].

Mar 25, 2024 • 12min
EMBB Pneumocephalus
This week we’re covering a classic neurosurgical topic, but the answer might fool you…
Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here.
Cite this podcast as: Briggs, Blake. 217. Air in the brain: pneumocephalus. March 24th, 2024. Accessed [date].

Mar 18, 2024 • 13min
216. Neonatal TEF: All Bottled up
Who loves taking care of neonates? [no hands raise]. What about taking care of sick neonates? Crickets. Neonates with surgical problems?? Come on!
Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here.
Cite this podcast as: Briggs, Blake; Husain, Iltifat. 216. Neonatal TEF: All Bottled up. March 18th, 2024. Accessed [date].
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