Hippo Emergency Medicine Board Review 2019

Comprehensive Emergency Medicine Board Review – 226 Videos & 61.5+ Hours

The Hippo Emergency Medicine Board Review 2019 is a comprehensive, high-yield video review program designed for emergency medicine physicians, residents, and clinicians preparing for emergency medicine board examinations or seeking a structured review of core emergency medicine topics.

This edition contains 226 video lectures providing more than 61.5 hours of emergency medicine education across a broad curriculum ranging from trauma and cardiovascular emergencies to toxicology, pediatric emergencies, ultrasound, procedures, EMS, and disaster medicine.

Hippo’s teaching approach combines clinically relevant board-review material with engaging presentations designed to make complex emergency medicine concepts easier to review and retain.

Course Details

• Provider: Hippo Education
• Course: Emergency Medicine Board Review
• Edition: 2019
• Format: Video Lectures
• Number of Videos: 226
• Total Duration: 61.5+ Hours
• Language: English
• Primary Specialty: Emergency Medicine
• Course Type: Board Review
• Level: Physician / Resident / Advanced Clinical Learner

Who Should Attend?

This course is particularly relevant for clinicians seeking a comprehensive review of emergency medicine.

Best For

• Emergency Medicine Physicians
• Emergency Medicine Residents
• Physicians preparing for Emergency Medicine board examinations
• Physicians preparing for in-training examinations
• Urgent Care Physicians
• Critical Care Clinicians
• Primary Care Physicians working in acute care settings
• Physician Assistants practicing Emergency Medicine
• Nurse Practitioners practicing Emergency Medicine
• Other clinicians seeking a broad emergency medicine review

Course Curriculum

The Hippo Emergency Medicine Board Review 2019 curriculum is organized into 25 major clinical sections.

1. Trauma

Review the assessment and management of traumatic emergencies.

Core areas include:

• Initial trauma assessment
• Airway and resuscitation
• Hemorrhage
• Head trauma
• Thoracic trauma
• Abdominal trauma
• Musculoskeletal trauma
• Emergency stabilization
• Trauma-related complications

2. Cardiovascular Emergencies

Review common and high-risk cardiovascular presentations encountered in the emergency department.

Topics include:

• Acute coronary syndromes
• Chest pain
• Cardiac arrhythmias
• Heart failure
• Cardiogenic emergencies
• Hypertension
• Vascular emergencies
• ECG-based clinical decision-making

3. Signs & Symptoms

Develop a systematic approach to common emergency department presentations.

This section emphasizes symptom-based differential diagnosis and clinical decision-making.

4. Abdomen & Gastrointestinal Emergencies

Review important gastrointestinal and abdominal emergencies including:

• Acute abdominal pain
• GI bleeding
• Hepatobiliary disorders
• Pancreatic disease
• Intestinal obstruction
• Gastrointestinal infection
• Surgical abdominal emergencies

5. Thoracic & Respiratory Emergencies

Review acute respiratory and thoracic conditions including:

• Dyspnea
• Respiratory failure
• Asthma
• COPD
• Pneumonia
• Pulmonary embolism
• Pneumothorax
• Other thoracic emergencies

6. Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

Review common and potentially vision- or airway-threatening ENT and ophthalmologic presentations encountered in emergency practice.

7. Immune System

Review emergency presentations involving:

• Allergic reactions
• Anaphylaxis
• Immunologic disorders
• Acute inflammatory conditions

8. Musculoskeletal Emergencies

Review acute orthopedic and musculoskeletal presentations including:

• Fractures
• Dislocations
• Joint injuries
• Soft-tissue injuries
• Musculoskeletal examination
• Initial emergency management

9. Infectious Disorders

Review recognition and management of infectious emergencies including:

• Sepsis
• Serious bacterial infections
• Viral disease
• CNS infections
• Respiratory infections
• Skin and soft-tissue infections
• Other acute infectious syndromes

10. Neurology

Review important neurologic emergencies including:

• Stroke
• Seizures
• Altered mental status
• Headache
• Neuromuscular presentations
• Acute neurologic deficits

11. Toxicology

Review the diagnosis and treatment of poisoned patients.

Topics include:

• Toxidromes
• Medication overdose
• Substance exposure
• Toxic alcohols
• Environmental toxins
• Decontamination
• Antidotes
• Supportive management

12. Obstetrics & Gynecology

Review emergency presentations involving:

• Pregnancy
• Vaginal bleeding
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Obstetric complications
• Gynecologic emergencies
• Pelvic pain

13. Psychobehavioral Emergencies

Review common psychiatric and behavioral presentations in the emergency department.

Areas include:

• Agitation
• Acute psychosis
• Suicidal patients
• Behavioral emergencies
• Substance-related presentations
• Emergency psychiatric assessment

14. Environmental Emergencies

Review the assessment and treatment of environmental injuries and exposures.

Topics may include:

• Heat illness
• Hypothermia
• Bites and stings
• Drowning
• Electrical injuries
• Environmental exposures

15. Renal & Genitourinary Emergencies

Review conditions involving:

• Acute kidney injury
• Renal colic
• Urinary tract disease
• Genitourinary infections
• Electrolyte-related presentations
• Acute urologic emergencies

16. Endocrine, Metabolic & Nutrition

Review common metabolic and endocrine emergencies including:

• Diabetic emergencies
• Glucose abnormalities
• Electrolyte disorders
• Endocrine crises
• Metabolic abnormalities

17. Hematology

Review acute hematologic conditions encountered in emergency medicine.

Topics may include:

• Anemia
• Bleeding disorders
• Thrombotic disease
• Coagulation abnormalities
• Hematologic emergencies

18. Dermatology

Review recognition and management of dermatologic presentations requiring emergency evaluation.

19. Pediatric Emergencies

Review emergency assessment and treatment of infants and children.

Core areas include:

• Pediatric resuscitation
• Respiratory illness
• Fever
• Pediatric trauma
• Neurologic emergencies
• Gastrointestinal presentations
• Common pediatric emergency conditions

20. Emergency Ultrasound

Review point-of-care ultrasound applications relevant to emergency medicine.

Topics may include:

• Focused cardiac ultrasound
• FAST examination
• Abdominal ultrasound
• Procedural guidance
• Bedside diagnostic ultrasound

21. EMS & Disaster Medicine

Review important principles of:

• Emergency Medical Services
• Prehospital care
• Disaster response
• Mass-casualty management
• Emergency systems
• Triage

22. Emergency Procedures

Review procedures commonly performed in emergency medicine.

The section reinforces indications, clinical considerations, and procedural decision-making.

23. Special Topics

This section provides additional board-relevant emergency medicine material that crosses traditional specialty categories.

24. Studio Sessions with Dr. Swadron

Special emergency medicine review sessions featuring Dr. Stuart Swadron.

These sessions provide additional clinical discussion and high-yield emergency medicine teaching.

25. Studio Sessions with Dr. Mallon

Additional expert-led emergency medicine sessions featuring Dr. William Mallon.

Major Clinical Areas Covered

Resuscitation & Critical Care

• Airway emergencies
• Shock
• Trauma
• Respiratory failure
• Sepsis
• Cardiovascular emergencies

Medical Emergencies

• Cardiology
• Neurology
• Gastroenterology
• Infectious Diseases
• Nephrology
• Endocrinology
• Hematology

Surgical & Trauma Emergencies

• Trauma
• Orthopedic injuries
• Abdominal emergencies
• Procedural medicine

Special Populations

• Pediatrics
• Pregnancy
• Behavioral emergencies
• Toxicologic patients

Emergency Medicine Skills

• Emergency Ultrasound
• Procedures
• EMS
• Disaster Medicine
• Symptom-based differential diagnosis

Why This Course Is Valuable

The Hippo Emergency Medicine Board Review 2019 provides a broad review of emergency medicine within one structured video curriculum.

With 226 videos and more than 61.5 hours of educational material, the program covers virtually every major domain of emergency medicine represented in routine clinical practice and traditional emergency medicine board preparation.

Its curriculum progresses across:

Trauma → Cardiovascular → Respiratory → Neurology → Toxicology → Pediatrics → Ultrasound → Procedures → EMS

making it useful both for systematic board review and topic-by-topic revision.

4. Short Description

The Hippo Emergency Medicine Board Review 2019 includes 226 video lectures and 61.5+ hours of high-yield emergency medicine education covering trauma, cardiology, respiratory emergencies, neurology, toxicology, infectious diseases, pediatrics, ultrasound, procedures, EMS, disaster medicine, and other core board-review topics.

Topics/Speaker:

1. Trauma
2. Cardiovascular
3. Signs & Symptoms
4. Abdomen and Gastrointestinal
5. Thoracic & Respiratory
6. Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat
7. Immune System
8. Musculoskeletal
9. Infectious Disorders
10. Neurology
11. Toxicology
12. Obstetrics & Gynecology
13. Psychobehavioral
14. Environmental
15. Renal & GU
16. Endocrine, Metabolic & Nutritio
17. Hematology
18. Dermatology
19. Pediatric Emergencies
20. Ultrasound
21. EMS and Disaster Medicine
22. Procedures
23. Special Topics
24. Studio Sessions with Dr. Swadron
25. Studio Sessions with Dr. Mallon