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Ninja Nerd

Ninja Nerd 107 Episodes Jul 2, 2026

Welcome to the official Ninja Nerd Podcast! Brought to you by Zach and Rob, we will be presenting on board exam content and highlighting the most important information you need in order to crush your exams and apply these concepts clinically.

Episodes

Pneumonia Jul 2, 2026 4593 Send us Fan MailNinja Nerds!In this episode of the Ninja Nerd Podcast, Zach and Rob break down pneumonia as a high-yield clinical algorithm rather than an antibiotic guessing game, focusing on how pneumonia is actually tested and managed on exams, wards, and in the ICU.They begin with the most critical first step: assessing stability. The episode emphasizes recognizing hypoxemia, respiratory distr
Hepatitis E Jun 18, 2026 849 Send us Fan MailNinja Nerds!In this episode of the Ninja Nerd Podcast, Zach and Rob walk you through a high-yield, case-based approach to Hepatitis E, focusing on the key patterns, board traps, and complications that make this topic important despite being relatively lower yield. We break it down into a simple clinical framework that helps you recognize acute infection, follow the appropriate diag
Hepatitis C Jun 11, 2026 1169 Send us Fan MailNinja Nerds!In this episode of the Ninja Nerd Podcast, Zach and Rob walk you through a high-yield, case-based approach to Hepatitis C, focusing on how to recognize it, diagnose it properly, and understand why it so commonly becomes a chronic disease. This is one of the most clinically relevant hepatitides because patients are often asymptomatic early, yet complications can be sever
Hepatitis B Jun 4, 2026 1605 Send us Fan MailNinja Nerds!In this episode of the Ninja Nerd Podcast, Zach and Rob walk you through a high-yield, case-based approach to Hepatitis B, focusing on how to recognize acute versus chronic infection, interpret serologies, and make the right clinical decisions on exams and in practice. This is one of the most testable topics in infectious diseases because it blends clinical medicine wit
Hepatitis A May 28, 2026 1376 Send us Fan MailNinja Nerds!In this episode of the Ninja Nerd Podcast, Zach and Rob walk you through a high-yield, case-based approach to Hepatitis A, focusing on pattern recognition, clean diagnostic thinking, and the key red flags you cannot miss. This is one of those topics where boards and real life overlap perfectly, and we break it down into a simple, usable framework.We start with a classic
Infective Endocarditis May 23, 2026 3762 Send us Fan MailNinja Nerds!In this episode of the Ninja Nerd Podcast, Zach and Rob walk you through a high-yield, case-based approach to infective endocarditis, one of the most important and frequently tested diagnoses across medicine, cardiology, infectious disease, and board exams. Using real clinical scenarios, we break down how this disease presents, how it hides, and how to think through it
C. diff May 21, 2026 2505 Send us Fan MailNinja Nerds!In this episode of the Ninja Nerd Podcast, Zach and Rob walk you through a high-yield, case-based approach to Clostridioides difficile infection, one of the most common and dangerous hospital-acquired infections you will encounter in clinical practice. Using a structured, algorithm-driven framework, we break down how to recognize true infection, avoid common diagnostic
COVID-19 May 14, 2026 3133 Send us Fan MailNinja Nerds!In this episode of the Ninja Nerd Podcast, Zach and Rob walk you through a high-yield, case-based approach to COVID-19, built exactly the way you need it for exams and real clinical decision-making. Using three core cases, we break down how to recognize the disease, build a systematic diagnostic approach, and most importantly, match treatment to severity so you know exa
Influenza May 7, 2026 1925 Send us Fan MailNinja Nerds!In this episode of the Ninja Nerd Podcast, Zach and Rob walk you through a high-yield, case-based approach to influenza that goes far beyond “just the flu.” Using real clinical scenarios, we break down how this virus operates, who it hits hardest, and how to quickly recognize when a routine case is about to turn into something much more dangerous.We start with the found
Tuberculosis Apr 30, 2026 2647 Send us Fan MailNinja Nerds!In this episode of the Ninja Nerd Podcast, Zach and Rob break down tuberculosis as a high-yield clinical framework rather than a list of random facts, focusing on how tuberculosis is actually tested and managed on exams, wards, and in the intensive care unit.We begin with the classic active tuberculosis presentation and the first move that matters most, immediate airbor
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTIs) Apr 23, 2026 2608 Send us Fan MailNinja Nerds!In this episode of the Ninja Nerd Podcast, Zach and Rob break down upper respiratory tract infections using a simple, case-based approach that always starts the same way: decide if the patient is unstable. We define instability as the presence of bedside red flags such as stridor, hypoxia, drooling, tripod positioning, muffled voice, trismus, severe neck swelling, or he
Laryngeal Infections Apr 16, 2026 2727 Send us Fan MailNinja Nerds!In this episode of the Ninja Nerd Podcast, Zach and Rob tackle laryngeal infections, a high-risk group of conditions where the key challenge is recognizing impending airway compromise rather than simply choosing an antibiotic. The episode is built around a case-based algorithm that helps listeners rapidly sort benign hoarseness from life-threatening obstruction.The disc

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