This podcast from the International Emergency Medicine Education Project details beta-blocker intoxication (BBI), focusing on its epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and management. The podcast highlights the widespread use of beta-blockers, the risks in pediatric and geriatric populations, and the complexity of diagnosing BBI due to its varied symptoms. Treatment strategies, including supportive care, glucagon administration, and, in severe cases, lipid emulsion therapy, are thoroughly explained. The podcast also provide criteria for admission and discharge.

Beta-blocker Intoxication (2024)

International Emergency Medicine Education Project is an international project aiming to promote Emergency Medicine and provide free educational resources for medical students/interns and medical teachers/educators. The audio podcast is one of the components of the project to increase accessibility to the content provided by international contributors. The content of this project is freely available in iBook, pdf, eBook, website (iem-student.org)and audio formats for every medical trainee in the world. We support free open access medical education (FOAM). All materials are free to use, download and share.

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