You survived Bug Wars I–IV. But can you apply it?

This episode is the exam-mode gauntlet: 8 board-style questions across antimicrobial mechanisms, PK/PD principles, combo logic, and sterilization.

🎯 Format:

• Multiple-choice questions
• Pause to answer
• Detailed breakdown of correct and incorrect choices
• Flashcard recap at the end

💡 Topics include:

• Time- vs. concentration-dependent kill
• MIC vs. MPC vs. PAE
• Static + cidal combo pitfalls
• Sporicidal agents & antiseptic limitations
• Enantiomers, fat solubility, and sighthound drug metabolism

Built to reinforce the essentials from the full Bug Wars arc.
Rapid-fire. High-yield. Board-focused.

🎧 Built for surgical residents.
Feedback or requests? Carl Damiani (cd@simini.com)

You scrubbed the skin. You soaked the instruments. You wiped the table.
But the bugs came back — because you picked the wrong weapon.

In this episode, we tackle the external battlefield of infection control:
the difference between disinfectants, antiseptics, and sterilants — and what actually kills.

🔍 You’ll learn:

• Why some products are safe on skin… and others destroy tissue
• Which agents kill spores (and which leave them behind)
• The real reason chlorhex sticks around — and why povidone-iodine doesn’t
• What makes hydrogen peroxide bubble (and why that means nothing)
• Sterilization benchmarks, toxicity traps, and board-level questions

🎯 Includes a board-style question + flashcard-style recap.

🎧 Built for surgical residents.
Feedback or requests? Carl Damiani (cd@simini.com)

You added a second antibiotic to play it safe… and sabotaged your treatment.

In this episode, we unpack why combining antimicrobials can be a powerful strategy — or a clinical disaster.

🔍 You’ll learn:

• The difference between synergy, additive effects, and antagonism
• Why static + cidal combos can cancel each other out
• Which combinations actually work (and why)
• When to combine, when to de-escalate, and when to walk away
• Toxicity overlap, PK/PD interactions, and board-level traps to avoid

💡 Includes a board-style question + flashcard-style recap.

🎧 Built for surgical residents.
Feedback or requests? Carl Damiani (cd@simini.com)