Ninja Nerd Courses

Pneumonia - Treatment and Prevention

A focused lecture on treating pneumonia with antibiotics, preventing it with vaccines, and recognizing its complications.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Rheumatic Fever - Etiology, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis

Explains how rheumatic fever causes tissue and heart-valve damage and how clinicians diagnose it using the Jones criteria.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Neurology - Glial Cells: Astrocytes, Oligodendrocytes, Schwann Cells, Ependymal Cells, Microglia

Examines how diverse glial cells support neural tissue and maintain the blood-brain barrier.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Hepatitis - Diagnosis of Viral Hepatitis

Learn how to diagnose viral hepatitis by interpreting serology for hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Hepatitis - Pathophysiology of Viral Hepatitis

Learn the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of viral hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Neurology - Descending Tracts: Corticobulbar Tract

A focused lecture on the corticobulbar tract, covering the nucleus ambiguus, coronal pathway views, and the hypoglossal region.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

COPD - Treatment and Prevention

A lecture on treating and preventing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease within respiratory pathology.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Neurology - Limbic System Anatomy & Function

A focused lecture on limbic system anatomy and its roles in olfaction, emotion, behavior, and motivation.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

COPD - Clinical Features

A clinical lecture on recognizing COPD through its signs, symptoms, diagnostic findings, blood gases, and clinical diagnosis.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

COPD - Pathophysiology

A lecture explaining the pathophysiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as the first part of a COPD series.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Neurology - Cerebrum: Temporal Lobe Anatomy & Function

A focused lecture on temporal lobe anatomy and function, including auditory, olfactory, language, and insular cortical regions.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Neurology - Basal Ganglia Anatomy & Function - Direct & Indirect Pathways

Explore basal ganglia anatomy and function, including direct, indirect, and nigrostriatal pathways, dopamine and GABA signaling, and changes associated with Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Neurology - Hypothalamus Anatomy & Function

A focused lecture on hypothalamic anatomy, nuclei, and roles in endocrine, autonomic, behavioral, and thermal regulation.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Spinal Cord Lesions - Anterior Cord, Posterior Cord, Central Cord, Brown-Sequard

Lecture explaining how complete and incomplete spinal cord lesions differ, including anterior cord, posterior cord, central cord, and Brown-Séquard syndromes.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Neurology - Upper Motor Neuron vs Lower Motor Neuron Lesion

Distinguishes upper and lower motor neuron lesions through their causes, pathways, tone, reflexes, and characteristic clinical signs.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video