ANTIMICROBIALS + SPECIAL INFECTIONS
YEAR 2 | PAGE 25F - RESISTANCE, HIV/VIROLOGY, FUNGI, TB + STI INTEGRATION
THERAPY FRAME
DRUG TARGET -> SPECTRUM -> SITE PENETRATION -> HOST FACTORS -> TOXICITY/INTERACTION -> RESISTANCE -> DE-ESCALATION. For HIV/OIs, pair immune status and CD4 pattern with organism, prophylaxis and treatment.
B. ANTIMICROBIAL + SPECIAL-INFECTION VIDEOS
| # | Video | Time | Why | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Antibiotics - Ninja Nerd | ~2 hr 18 | Mechanisms, spectrum, common empiric choices, toxicities, contraindications and major resistance mechanisms with cases. | |
| 2. | Antivirals | HIV, Hepatitis, Influenza, Herpes - Ninja Nerd | ~1 hr 52 | HIV antiretroviral classes plus hepatitis, influenza and herpes drugs; mechanisms, adverse effects and treatment cases. | |
| 3. | Antifungals - Ninja Nerd | ~46 min | Azoles, amphotericin, echinocandins, terbinafine and others: targets, clinical use, adverse effects and case application. | |
| 4. | Antimycobacterials | Anti-TB Drugs - Ninja Nerd | ~36 min | RIPE-family mechanisms, clinical use, toxicities and case application; pair with the 2026 TB clinical lecture on 25E. | |
| 5. | STI | Syphilis | Clinical Medicine - Ninja Nerd | ~1 hr 12 | 2026 lecture: stages, congenital disease, RPR/VDRL vs treponemal testing, neurosyphilis evaluation and penicillin therapy. | |
| 6. | STI | Genital Herpes | Clinical Medicine - Ninja Nerd | ~59 min | 2026 lecture: HSV latency/reactivation, lesion patterns, diagnostic testing, antiviral therapy, pregnancy and neonatal risk. |
B. ANTIMICROBIAL + SPECIAL-INFECTION VIDEOS — HIV / IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST CHECK
- Know the HIV replication targets used by NRTIs/NNRTIs, integrase inhibitors and protease inhibitors; recognize class-defining toxicities/interactions. - Use CD4 count + symptoms + imaging/lab pattern to prioritize opportunistic infections; know which prophylaxis and treatment principles are high yield. - In neutropenia, transplant or steroid exposure, widen the pathogen differential deliberately and recognize when fungal/viral disease becomes more likely. - For every antimicrobial miss, add mechanism, spectrum, signature toxicity, resistance mechanism and the infection where it is preferred to one table. VIDEO-FIRST | SCHOOL-EXAM + BOARD-EXAM MASTERY