Today's episode is based on the High-Yield: Microbiology and Infectious Diseases book from the Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins company. In today's episode we're going to review the first 6 chapters of the book. In the following episodes we'll be reviewing the rest of the book. These first six chapters are basically an introduction to the topic, and the level may be a little more technical, but it will come in handy as we review the rest of the book.

Next next week: Microbiology Review II

Infectious pneumonia is the most important kind of pneumonia, but there are other types. There's aspiration pneumonia, hypersensitivity reactions, drug induced and radiation induced pneumonitis. But for today's episode were going to basically talk about infectious causes

Next week: Microbiology review I

Today's episode is basically derived from a chapter of the ICU book. Response to injury is the body's way of coping with insults. Normally response to injury is beneficial but on occasions it can be a little more than the body bargained for.

  Next week: Colorectal polyps.