Micro Videos List- — Sketchy

Let’s be honest: Medical microbiology is a nightmare of similar-sounding bugs, confusing toxins, and random capsule colors.

Enter SketchyMicro. By turning Streptococcus pyogenes into a creepy burning man and E. coli into a sewer-dwelling wizard, Sketchy has revolutionized how students memorize bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.

But with over 100 videos in the current library, where do you start? How do you track what you’ve watched?

Here is the definitive SketchyMicro Videos List, broken down by category, plus pro-tips on how to use this list to crush your exams. Sketchy Micro Videos List-

| Video Name | Key Organism / Topic | High-Yield Takeaway | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Staphylococcus Aureus | Staph aureus | Catalase positive, coagulase positive; abscesses, food poisoning, TSS. | | Staphylococcus Epidermidis | Staph epi | Coagulase negative; sticky slime layer on catheters/prosthetics. | | Saprophyticus | Staph saprophyticus | UTI in young sexually active women; novobiocin resistant. | | Streptococcus Pyogenes | Group A Strep (GAS) | Bacitracin sensitive; pharyngitis, rheumatic fever, glomerulonephritis. | | Streptococcus Agalactiae | Group B Strep (GBS) | Neonatal meningitis/sepsis; Camp test positive. | | Streptococcus Pneumoniae | Strep pneumo | Alpha hemolytic, optochin sensitive; vaccine-preventable. | | Viridans Group | Strep viridans | Alpha hemolytic; dental caries; subacute endocarditis. | | Enterococcus Faecalis/Faecium | Enterococcus | PYR positive; VRE (Vancomycin resistant). |

These organisms are tricky because they look similar under a microscope. Sketchy uses the "Neisseria Neighborhood" to differentiate them.

| Video # | Title | Key Organisms Covered | Sketchy Symbol | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 4.1 | Neisseria meningitidis | Meningococcal meningitis, Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome | The "claw" hitting the cat = IgA protease. | | 4.2 | Neisseria gonorrhoeae | Gonorrhea, PID, Disseminated infection | The "bulldog" = Endotoxin damaging fallopian tubes. | | 4.3 | Moraxella catarrhalis | Otitis media, COPD exacerbations | The "lute player" = Resistant to penicillin via beta-lactamase. | Let’s be honest: Medical microbiology is a nightmare

If you are a medical, nursing, or pharmacy student, you know the specific kind of dread that comes with opening a Microbiology textbook. It is a wall of text. It is Latin names. It is gram stains and viral structures that all seem to blend together into a chaotic soup of information.

And then, there is Sketchy Micro.

For the uninitiated, Sketchy Micro isn't just a study tool; it is a survival mechanism. It turns dry memorization into visual stories involving suns, torches, bearded men, and pirate ships. But with so many videos available, it’s easy to get lost in the "Cruise Ship" and never find your way out. If you are a medical, nursing, or pharmacy

Below is the ultimate curated list of Sketchy Micro videos, organized by system, along with exactly what you need to watch to crush your exams (and the USMLE/COMLEX).

| Video # | Title | Key Organisms | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 9.1 | Bordetella pertussis | Whooping cough (Paroxysmal cough) | | 10.1 | Legionella pneumophila | Legionnaires' disease (Air conditioners) | | 11.1 | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Burn infections, Otitis externa, CF patients | | 12.1 | Haemophilus influenzae | Epiglottitis, Meningitis (Type B), Otitis media |