Welcome to infectiouslySMART—the podcast that makes infectious disease learning sharper, smarter, and clinically relevant! Hosted by Dr. Ma. Jean Capulong Linsao, an infectious disease specialist, this show is designed for medical professionals, ID fellows, and board exam takers who want to master infectious diseases the smarter way.
Expect Real-world ID cases & board-style questions
High-yield insights from infectious disease principles
Practical, board-ready, and engaging discussions
New episodes drop every SATURDAY! Subscribe now and stay curious, stay sharp, and stay infectiouslySMART!
#7 Decoding Cultures: When to Trust, When to Question
Blood, urine, sputum, wounds... cultures are everywhere—but do you know what they really mean?
In this episode, we break down:
✅ When to order cultures (and when not to)
✅ How to tell a contaminant from a true infection
✅ How to interpret Gram stains like a boss
✅ What to do with Candida in blood and urine
Not everything that grows needs treating.
And not all negative cultures mean you're in the clear.
29 Mar 2025
#6 When Fever Isn't Infection: Navigating the Non-Infectious Mimics
You started vanco + pip-tazo… but days later, no source, no cultures, and still febrile.
🤔 Was it even an infection?
This episode dives into the non-infectious causes of fever that mimic infection:
🎭 Malignancy
🧠 Autoimmune disease
💊 Drug fever
When antibiotics aren’t the answer, clinical reasoning is.
Based on Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine.
26 Mar 2025
#5 TB in the Atypical Host – When the Classic Signs Don’t Show Up
We’re diving into the sneaky, atypical side of tuberculosis—thekind that hides in the elderly, in HIV-positive patients, and even behind a “normal” chest X-ray.
🎧 What you’ll learn:
✅ How TB presents without textbook symptoms
✅ TB in the elderly, the immunocompromised, and beyond
✅ High-yield board pearls & real-world insights
✅ When to suspect it—and when to treat empirically
This one’s a must-listen for ID fellows, med students, residents, and anyone working in a high TB-burden setting.
25 Mar 2025
#4 The Great Gram-Negative Debate – Which Drug, When?
You’ve got a Klebsiella bacteremia. It’s sensitive to everything. Now what?
In this episode of Infectiously Smart, we’re settling the score on:
✅ Ceftriaxone vs. Cefepime vs. Pip-Tazo vs. Meropenem
✅ When to de-escalate
✅ What Harrison’s & the boards actually want you to know
🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple podcasts!
🎙 Hosted by Dr. Jean Linsao, your friendly neighborhood ID specialist.
23 Mar 2025
#3 Antibiotic Dilemmas – When to De-escalate & When to Double Down
📌 Why This? Many clinicians struggle with antimicrobial stewardship and when to step down therapy.
💊 In this episode, we’ll cover:✅ When to STOP broad-spectrum antibiotics (when NOT to!)✅ How long should you treat? 5, 7, or 14 days?✅ A real-life case of de-escalation
🚨 You started piperacillin-tazobactam for pneumonia, but now cultures show Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Do you step down to ceftriaxone or keep the broad coverage?
22 Mar 2025
#2 Fever Without a Cause? Mastering the FUO Workup!
Fever of Unknown Origin –
When to Panic & When to Hold Back
Why This? FUO is one of the trickiest diagnoses in medicine.
Key Takeaways:✅ Stepwise approach to FUO – What to test and when✅ Common causes of FUO (TB, endocarditis, occult abscess)✅ When to start empirical antibiotics vs. wait it out
A patient has fever for 3 weeks, cultures are negative, and the labs don’t help. What now?
💡 Question for you: What’s the strangest FUO case you’ve encountered? Drop it in the comments! 👇
19 Mar 2025
#1 Sepsis Decoded: Recognizing the Signs, Saving Lives🩸🚨
Sepsis. The one word that makes every clinician pause. But how well do you really understand it? 🤔
In this first episode of infectiouslySMART, we’re diving deepinto:
✅ Key clinical signs you must recognize early
✅ Step-by-step approach to sepsis management
✅ What the boards—and your patients—need you to know
💬 Tag a friend who needs this before exams! 🩸🔥
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