Blake Briggs, MD

1/ If you're expecting to see this👇every time you think dissection, you'll be missing a lot of dissections (>40%). Everyone talks re widened mediastinum but its absence does NOT exclude it. Let’s chat about pitfalls of dissection. #MedTwitter #FOAMed @MedTweetorials @RosenelliEM

New in JMIR MedEdu: Comparison of an Emergency Medicine Asynchronous Learning Platform Usage Before and During the #covid19 Pandemic: Retrospective Analysis Study dlvr.it/TJ6c59

At long L.A.S.T., @IltifatMD & @blakebriggsMD delve into local anesthetic toxicity and some classic ways to remember this rare pathology, only in this month’s @EMBoardBombs podcast. ow.ly/EfIV50Uj4kl #FOAMed

Many abdominal pathologies benefit from contrast, including appendicitis, bowel ischemia, and dissection, says @blakebriggsmd. Anaphylaxis from contrast is low, and the risk of acute kidney injury is essentially a fairy tale. #FOAMed ow.ly/6xmK50Uj1u1

At long L.A.S.T., @IltifatMD & @blakebriggsMD delve into local anesthetic toxicity and some classic ways to remember this rare pathology, only in this month’s @EMBoardBombs podcast. ow.ly/EfIV50Uj4kl #FOAMed

Many abdominal pathologies benefit from contrast, including appendicitis, bowel ischemia, and dissection, says @blakebriggsmd. Anaphylaxis from contrast is low, and the risk of acute kidney injury is essentially a fairy tale. #FOAMed ow.ly/6xmK50Uj1u1

CTA has been around for more than 30 years, but EPs still have difficulty accurately diagnosing aortic dissection. @blakebriggsmd says more scanning is not the answer, but D-dimer, the ADD-RS, and ultrasound may help. tinyurl.com/fxbydnax #FOAMed

.@IltifatMD & @blakebriggsMD dive into the fishiest of presentations, discussing everything from scombroid poisoning to Vibrio vulnificus, only in this month’s @EMBoardBombs. tinyurl.com/BoardBombs-EMN #FOAMed

EPs write 13 million antibiotic prescriptions each year, so no wonder executing stewardship guidelines is so tough. But the fix may be easier than believed. @blakebriggsmd says evidence shows reducing resistance should start with shorter duration. tinyurl.com/3nv4haz3 #FOAMed

You know the fundamentals of bowel obstruction. But did you know plain films & NG tubes are not the answer? Listen in as @IltifatMD @blakebriggsMD and Marlena Wosiski-Kuhn, MD, tell you why, only in this month’s @EMBoardBombs. tinyurl.com/BoardBombs-EMN #FOAMed

NG tubes might be the most uncomfortable procedure EPs perform on pts w/o sedation. And they might not be necessary. @blakebriggsmd says EPs can skip NG tubes for bowel obstruction patients w/o significant distention or vomiting. tinyurl.com/4fnm5wr5 #FOAMed

It may come as a surprise, says @blakebriggsMD, but whole-body MRIs don’t help for temporal arteritis. And ESR is more helpful than MRI. What?! Learn more about this scary cause of headaches in this month’s @EMBoardBombs podcast. @IltifatMD tinyurl.com/BoardBombs-EMN #FOAMed

What are the top 3 causes of shock in trauma? Hemorrhage, hemorrhage, and hemorrhage. That’s not a typo! @blakebriggsMD and @IltifatMD discuss how to treat traumatic bleeding, only in this month’s @EMBoardBombs. tinyurl.com/BoardBombs-EMN #FOAMed

Ride the waves of clinical knowledge w/ podcasts & videos from @amalmattu @EMedHome @blakebriggsMD @IltifatMD @EMBoardBombs @EM1MinuteGuru @GannonSungar @critcareguys Lloyd Tannenbaum, MD; and David Gatz, MD, at EM-News.com #FOAMed

Our May issue is out! Enjoy articles by @Rick_Pescatore @blakebriggsMD @matt_bivens @edwin_leap @ERGoddessMD @3rdRockUS @writergina @brandtwriting @AI_in_EM, Mark Mosley, MD; and Kruti Shukla, MD, at EM-News.com #FOAMed

Two words: popliteal artery. That’s what #EPs should think for every knee dislocation, says @blakebriggsMD, and why they should never discharge these pts w/o ABIs, serial exams, a CTA, & ortho consult. tinyurl.com/5jam6mpm #FOAMed

@EverydayMed @ACEPNow @emresidents @tn_acep @EMBoardBombs Thanks Ryan, always great to catch up at these conferences

New podcast for this week ‘Tearing Through a Talk on Aortic Dissection with Dr. Blake Briggs - TNCEP24’. @ACEPNow @emresidents @tn_acep @blakebriggsMD @EMBoardBombs on.soundcloud.com/i99cR

Two words: popliteal artery. That’s what #EPs should think for every knee dislocation, says @blakebriggsMD, and why they should never discharge these pts w/o ABIs, serial exams, a CTA, & ortho consult. tinyurl.com/5jam6mpm #FOAMed

Let your clinical knowledge bloom with articles in the March issue by @blakebriggsMD @M_Lin @EMedHome @tayburkholder @AddictionEMAC Zachary Bowser, PharmD; & Jordan Brown, MD, at EM-News.com #FOAMed

Folks playing football sometimes get a little competitive, and @blakebriggsMD has the most simplified approach you’ll ever hear for those bad rib breaks in the new @EMBoardBombs podcast. tinyurl.com/BoardBombs-EMN @IltifatMD #FOAMed