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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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   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 · E50 · 2 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

   Pneumonia

   Send us Fan Mail Ninja 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 distress, hemodynamic instability, organ dysfunction, and sepsis physiology, and explains how stabi...

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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...