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   15 Oct 2026 · 20 minNew

   Chlamydia

   Send us Fan Mail Ninja Nerds! In this episode of the Ninja Nerd Podcast, Zach and Rob walk you through a high-yield, case-based approach to Chlamydia, focusing on how to recognize it, diagnose it properly, and prevent the long-term complications that make this one of the most important sexually transmitted infections in medicine. Because many patients are asymptomatic, this episode emphasizes clinical reasoning, screening, and knowing when to suspect disease before complications develop. We s...

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   1 Oct 2026 · 18 min

   Gonorrhea

   Send us Fan Mail Ninja Nerds! In this episode of the Ninja Nerd Podcast, Zach and Rob walk you through a high-yield, case-based approach to Gonorrhea, focusing on how to recognize common presentations, diagnose infection accurately, and manage both uncomplicated and disseminated disease. This is one of the most important sexually transmitted infections in medicine because of its prevalence, complications, and evolving antibiotic resistance. We start with classic presentations of urethritis an...

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   17 Sep 2026 · 26 min

   Syphilis

   Send us Fan Mail Ninja Nerds! In this episode of the Ninja Nerd Podcast, Zach and Rob walk you through a high-yield, case-based approach to Syphilis, focusing on how to recognize the different stages of disease, interpret diagnostic testing, and understand the major complications that make this infection so clinically important. Because syphilis can mimic so many other conditions, this episode emphasizes pattern recognition and step-by-step clinical reasoning. We start with the fundamentals o...

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   3 Sep 2026 · 17 min

   Genital Herpes

   Send us Fan Mail Ninja Nerds! In this episode of the Ninja Nerd Podcast, Zach and Rob walk you through a high-yield, case-based approach to Genital Herpes, focusing on how to recognize primary versus recurrent disease, understand viral latency, and manage patients across a variety of clinical scenarios. This is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections, and the presentation can range from classic painful lesions to subtle or completely asymptomatic disease. We start with the fund...

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   16 Jul 2026 · 32 min

   Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

   Send us Fan Mail Ninja Nerds! In this episode of the Ninja Nerd Podcast, Zach and Rob walk you through a high-yield, case-based approach to urinary tract infections, focusing on how to differentiate simple from complicated disease and make the right management decisions quickly. This is a core topic you will see everywhere, from outpatient clinics to emergency settings to board exams. We start with a classic lower urinary tract case and build a framework for recognizing cystitis, including ke...

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   S2 · E59 · 18 Jun 2026 · 14 min

   Hepatitis E

   Send us Fan Mail Ninja 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 diagnostic steps, and identify patients who may become critically ill. We start with a classic case...

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   S2 · E29 · 11 Jun 2026 · 19 min

   Hepatitis C

   Send us Fan Mail Ninja 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 severe if missed. We start with a classic presentation and break down the step-by-step diagnostic a...

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   S2 · E30 · 4 Jun 2026 · 27 min

   Hepatitis B

   Send us Fan Mail Ninja 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 with pattern recognition and lab interpretation. We start with a classic case of acute Hepatitis ...

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   S2 · E56 · 28 May 2026 · 23 min

   Hepatitis A

   Send us Fan Mail Ninja 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 case of acute viral hepatitis after a fecal-oral exposure, walking through the typical progre...

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    S2 · E54 · 23 May 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

    Infective Endocarditis

    Send us Fan Mail Ninja 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 step by step when the clues are not so obvious. We start by building a clear clinical framework...