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On Bradley's Micro Board Review will cover one or two medical board relevant microorganisms each day. We will have board-style practice questions for those organisms and answer explanations. Join us for some quick micro fun! Support this podcast: https://

Jillian Bradley, Ph.D.


    • Jun 2, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 9m AVG DURATION
    • 44 EPISODES


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    Pneumocystis jirovecii

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 9:05


    Today we'll talk about the fungi that was once thought to be a protozoan, Pneumocystis jirovecii. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Shigella spp.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 7:39


    Today we'll talk about the organism that puts the *fuss* in HUS, Shigella spp. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Mucormycosis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 8:32


    Today we'll talk about a group of fungi that would love to have a warhead candy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Salmonella enterica

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 9:35


    Today we'll talk about a Gram-negative organism that's infamous for causing Typhoid Fever, Salmonella enterica. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 6:27


    Today we'll talk about a Gram-negative organism that is particularly associated with causing pneumonia in people who have alcohol use disorder, Klebsiella pneumoniae. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhea

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 13:44


    Today we'll talk about two Gram-negative cocci: one that causes meningitis and one that causes an STD. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Actinomycosis and Nocardosis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 10:53


    Today we'll talk about some weird organisms that are often confused with fungal species because they look like hyphae structures. The Gram-positive, filamentous bacteria. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Listeria monocytogenes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 8:32


    Today we'll talk about a bacteria that haunts deli meat and pregnant women. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Corynebacterium diphtheriae

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 7:28


    Today we'll talk about the bacterium that makes you want to shake maracas! Corynebacterium diphtheriae High-yield, board-relevant information with board-style practice questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Clostridium perfrengens

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 9:22


    Today we'll talk about Clostridium perfrengens which is the most common cause of myonecrosis --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Interview with a Tooth Puller

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 16:15


    Welcome to this special episode of Bradley's Micro Board Review where we're having an interview with a tooth puller. Get it? It's like Interview with a Vampire but with like…smaller fangs. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Clostridium difficile

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 9:32


    Today we'll talk about a diarrhea-causing organism who's smell haunts healthcare workers worldwide. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Cryptococcus spp.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 9:54


    Today we'll talk about the weird fungal organism that haunts pigeons. High-yield, board-relevant information, and a boards-style practice question. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Tetanus and Botulinum

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 11:12


    Today we'll cover two Gram-positive bacilli from the Clostridium genus. One causes spastic paralysis and the other causes flaccid paralysis. High-yield, board-relevant information and two board-style practice questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus cereus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 9:20


    Today we'll talk about an two Gram-positive bacilli. One that scared government officials in the 90s, and one that you worry about when eating rice. High-yield, board-relevant information with two board-style practice questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Aspergillosis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 14:38


    Today we'll talk about the many manifestations of Aspergillosis.  High-yield, board-relevant information with two board-style practice questions.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Candidiasis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 9:47


    Today we'll talk about one of the most ubiquitous fungal organisms, Candida app. High-yield, board-relevant information with two board-style practice questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Sporothrix schenckii

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 9:57


    Today we have a special interview with someone who became infected with today's organism: sporothrix schenkii. The only reason why you wouldn't want to be kissed by a rose. High-yield board-relevant information and hijinks. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Dermatophytes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 5:41


    Today we'll talk about the cause of ringworm, the dermatophytes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Streptococcus pneumoniae & Viridans Streptococci

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 7:34


    Today we'll talk about two groups of Gram-positive cocci: Streptococcus pneumoniae and the viridans streptococci High-yield, board-relevant information and two board-style practice questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Malazessia furfur

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 7:54


    Today we'll talk about a fungus that likes to sit on your skin and eat the oils you produce...gross.  High-yield information and two board-style practice questions.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Coccidioides spp.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 9:09


    Today we'll talk about the fungus that loves desert earthquakes, Coccidioides spp. High-yield, board-relevant information and two board-style practice questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Blastomyces dermatitidis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 8:08


    Today we'll blast into the lung and talk about Blastomycosis!  High-yield, board-relevant information and two board-style practice questions --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Histoplasma capsulatum

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 10:27


    Today we'll talk about Histoplasma capsulatum, the causative agent of Cave's Disease. This will be our first fungal organism! High-yield, board-relevant information with two board-style practice questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Rickettsia spp.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 9:00


    Today we'll talk about a few bacterial causes of fever and rashes.  High-yield, board-relevant information and two board-style practice questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Mycoplasma pneumoniae

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 7:11


    Today we'll talk about Mycoplasma pneumoniae which is the causative agent of Mycoplasma pneumonia, which is the easiest agent-disease association I've ever heard. High-yield, board-relevant information and a board-style practice question. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Coxiella brunetii & Gardnerella vaginalis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 10:13


    Today we'll talk about an organism that causes Q fever, and I'm not talking about the Star Trek character. Then we'll get a CLUE about bacterial vaginosis. High-yield, board-relevant information with two boards-style practice questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Chlamydia trachomatis & Leptospira spp.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 10:25


    Today is March 19th, and we're going to cover the last spirochete bacteria, Leptospira spp. and the number one cause of STD's in the US, Chlamydia trachomatis. High-yield, board-relevant information for two organisms and two board-style questions! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Syphilis and Lyme Disease

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 15:11


    Today we'll talk about two spirochete bacteria, Treponema pallidum and Borrelia burgdorferi.  High-yield, board-relevant information with two board-style practice questions.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Streptococcus agalactiae & Enterococcus spp.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 9:59


    Today we'll talk about Streptococcus agalactiae, which is most associated with neonatal infections, and Enterococcus spp. which can cause enteritis and urinary tract infections. High-yield information and board-style questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Mycobacterium leprae

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 10:47


    Today we'll talk about an organism that is so infamous it's mentioned in the histories of almost every religion and culture, but we'll try to demystify this ancient enemy. We're going to talk about the high-yield, board-relevant information for Mycobacterium leprae. We'll also discuss two board-style questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Streptococcus pyogenes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 15:25


    Today we'll talk about the organism that haunts my childhood, Streptococcus pyogenes. We'll talk about the board-relevant, high-yield information, and 4 board-style questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Staphylococcus epidermidis & Staphylococcus saprophyticus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 7:20


    Today we'll talk about two Gram-positive cocci that are pretty ubiquitous in the world. We'll cover the board-relevant, high--yield information and two board-style questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Staphylococcus aureus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 9:46


    Today we'll talk about one of the most ubiquitous bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus. We'll cover the board-relevant, high-yield information and cover 3 board-style questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2020 9:38


    Today we'll talk about an organism that has been a nuisance to humans since we could cough. High-yield board info and practice questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Francisella tularensis & Pasteurella multocida

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 8:52


    Today is March twelfth and we're going to talk about two organisms that can cause skin infections and are transmitted from animals. And ironically, one more reason why dogs are better than cats. I swear I didn't plan it this way, please don't at me. High-yield microbiology review for medical boards step 1, and two boards-style practice questions --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Bartonella spp. and Brucella spp.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 12:19


    Today I'm going to give you one more reason why dogs are better than cats, and why you should never drink raw milk. We're going to walk through the high-yield, board-relevant information for Bartonella henselae and Brucella spp. and cover one example board-style question for each organism. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 10:39


    Today we'll talk about an organism that can cause everything from pneumonia to turning your nails green. Oh, and we'll make you scared of using hot tubs. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Legionella pneumophila

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 7:47


    Today we'll talk about the bug that causes poop and coughing, which is a weird combination. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Haemophilus influenzae & Haemophilus ducreyi

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 9:03


    Today we will talk about two organisms that share a genus...and not much else; Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus ducreyi. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Proteus mirabilis & Bordatella pertussis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 13:43


    Today will have a whooping UTI and talk about Proteus mirabilis and Bordatella pertussis. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Helicobacter pylori and Vibrio spp.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 12:56


    Today will cover H. pylori, the infamous cause of peptic ulcers, and Vibrio spp. Ah, that enduring love story, Ulcers in the Time of Cholera. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Campylobacter jejuni & Moraxella catarrhalis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 7:45


    Today we explore two Gram-negative bacteria. Campylobacter jejuni and Moraxella catarrhalis. For more information please visit: theBradleylab.wordpress.com and follow us on Twitter or Instagram @TheBradleyLab --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

    Introducing: Bradley's Micro Board Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 0:42


    Find more information at: www.thebradleylab.wordpress.com. Or follow us on Instagram @thebradleylab --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradleysmicroboardreview/support

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