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  The Simini Boards-Cast is the go-to audio study tool for small animal surgery residents prepping for board exams.  Each episode simplifies high-yield surgical content from trusted sources  — built to help you pass faster and with less stress.  🎧 Audio-based learning for passive study ✂️ Practical relevance for surgical application 🧠 Flashcard-style recaps + board-style questions 📈 Designed with resident + program director input  Whether you're commuting, walking the dog, or post-op, turn that time into surgical mastery.  Subscribe now and get board-ready — fast. 

  1. 3H AGO

    Chapter 100 - Part E: The Airway Problem: Overlong Soft Palate & Brachycephalic Syndrome

    In this BoardsCast episode, we finish Tobias Chapter 100 - Larynx by reframing brachycephalic airway syndrome with the only honest model: This isn’t “noisy breathing.” It’s an animal forcefully pulling air against a physical wall.  The dominant framework is simple: Brachycephalic syndrome is a packaging error. The skull got shorter — the soft tissue didn’t. And the primary internal culprit is the overlong soft palate, which physically invades the laryngeal opening and starts a cascade of obstruction, negative pressure trauma, and progressive collapse.  You’ll learn: Why the elongated soft palate is the first domino (soft tissue doesn’t “shrink” with a shortened skull) The primary triad: stenotic nares + elongated soft palate + hypoplastic tracheaThe vacuum cascade: obstruction → massive negative pressure → swelling → everted laryngeal saccules → laryngeal collapseThe GI consequence: chronic suction can contribute to hiatal hernia and severe reflux signs The physics that makes it lethal: Poiseuille’s law (small radius loss → huge resistance increase) Why heat kills: they generate heat by breathing work, then can’t cool by panting because airflow is blocked Why timing is everything: early correction prevents irreversible secondary damage Key takeaway: you can’t medicate a bunched-up rug out of a hallway — the fix is mechanical, and earlier is safer. 🎁 Simini Bonus Claim your free sample of Simini Protect Lavage (just cover shipping): https://www.simini.com/evaluation-kit Listen On: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music

    19 min

  2. 3H AGO

    Chapter 100 - Part D: Closing the Gap: Principles of Palatal Reconstruction

    In this BoardsCast episode, we continue Tobias Chapter 100 - Larynx with the ultimate palatal nightmare: You close the defect perfectly, and the sutures look perfect. Two weeks later, the hole is back. This episode delivers the reframe that fixes most palatal failures: When a palatal repair fails, it’s not a suturing problem. It’s a blood supply + tension problem.  You’ll learn: The 2 non-negotiables: preserve vascular supply and eliminate tensionWhy the major palatine artery is the hard palate lifeline (and where it runs) How tension causes failure two ways: mechanical tearing + microvascular strangulationThe common failure modes: flaps too small, inadequate mobilization, artery injury, and suturing over the voidBoard nuggets: flaps should be ≥1.5× defect, handle with stay sutures (not crushing forceps), and prioritize a two-layer closure with synthetic absorbable monofilament The strategy shift: overlapping flap/pocket concept so the suture line sits on supported tissue, not empty space Key takeaway: palatal reconstruction succeeds only when closure is vascularized and tension-free. 🎁 Simini Bonus Claim your free sample of Simini Protect Lavage (just cover shipping): https://www.simini.com/evaluation-kit Listen On: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music

    14 min

  3. 3H AGO

    Chapter 100 - Part C: Clefts and Oronasal Fistulas: When the Barrier Breaks

    In this BoardsCast episode, we continue Tobias Chapter 100 - Larynx by reframing palatal disease with the only mental model that matters: This is not a feeding problem.It’s a barrier failure. When the palate fails, the oral cavity and nasal passages stop being separate systems. Food, liquid, and oral bacteria cross into the nose — and the downstream consequence is predictable: chronic rhinitis, nasal reflux, and aspiration risk.  You’ll learn: The separation system: hard palate = wall, soft palate = valveThe 3 ways the barrier breaks: congenital clefts, traumatic clefts, oronasal fistulasWhy congenital clefts are midline defects (failure of palatal shelf fusion ~days 25–28 gestation in dogs) Why neonates fail to thrive: can’t create suction + milk reflux → aspiration pneumoniaWhy traumatic repairs often need delay (especially burns/gunshot): wait for necrosis to “declare” before you rebuild Why dental disease causes the common fistula: maxillary canine roots sit against a paper-thin barrier to the nasal cavity The two surgical rules that decide success: tension-free closure + preserve blood supply (first attempt is your best shot) Key takeaway: when separation fails, every swallow becomes a respiratory event. 🎁 Simini Bonus Claim your free sample of Simini Protect Lavage (just cover shipping): https://www.simini.com/evaluation-kit Listen On: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music

    18 min

  4. 3H AGO

    Chapter 100 - Part B: Swallowing, Airflow, and the Soft Palate Machine

    In this BoardsCast episode, we continue Tobias Chapter 100 - Larynx with the mental model that makes soft palate pathology finally click: The soft palate is not a flap. It’s a valve. Every swallow is a routing decision. Air and food can’t share the same lane — so the soft palate runs a dynamic “switching system” that separates breathing from swallowing, in real time.  You’ll learn: The core model: soft palate = moving valve (not passive tissue) The 4-muscle “engine” that runs the valve: palatinus, tensor veli palatini, levator veli palatini, palatopharyngeusWhat happens during a swallow: levator elevates + palatopharyngeus cinches → nasopharynx closesThe golden rule: breathing and swallowing are sequential, not simultaneous Failure patterns the boards love:Cleft palate → nasal reflux + aspiration risk Soft palate hypoplasia → “gap closed” but function still fails (no muscle) Elongated soft palate (brachycephalics) → obstruction + vicious pressure cycle (Poiseuille’s law) Key takeaway: when the valve fails, the routes cross — and that’s when disease becomes dangerous. 🎁 Simini Bonus Claim your free sample of Simini Protect Lavage (just cover shipping): https://www.simini.com/evaluation-kit Listen On: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music

    17 min

  5. 3H AGO

    Chapter 100 - Part A: The Palate Is a Barrier: Why Separation Matters

    In this BoardsCast episode, we begin Tobias Chapter 100 - Larynx by reframing the palate the way the boards want you to think: The palate isn’t the roof of the mouth. It’s a separation mechanism that lets breathing and eating happen at the same time.  The palate’s job only becomes obvious when it fails. When the barrier is breached (cleft, trauma, or dehiscence), breathing and eating collide — food and liquid reflux into the nose, contamination becomes chronic, and the endgame risk is aspiration pneumonia.  You’ll learn: The dominant model: palate = separation mechanismHard palate vs soft palate: structural wall vs dynamic valveWhy defects create an oronasal communication (a direct highway to the airway) The hallmark signs: milk/food from the nose, chronic sneezing/discharge, failure to thrive The swallow reflex: soft palate elevation seals the nasopharynx during swallowing Board takeaway: cleft palate neonates aspirate because they can’t separate swallowing from breathing Key takeaway: when separation fails, every swallow becomes a respiratory event. 🎁 Simini Bonus Claim your free sample of Simini Protect Lavage (just cover shipping): https://www.simini.com/evaluation-kit Listen On: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music

    18 min

  6. 2D AGO

    Chapter 99 - Part E: When Surgery Enters the Nose

    In this BoardsCast episode, we finish Tobias Chapter 99 — Nasal Planum, Nasal Cavity, and Sinuses by reframing the most stressful moment in nasal disease: When surgery enters the nose, you’re not fighting the incision — you’re fighting the chaos inside. Nasal surgery is notorious for three unavoidable realities: extreme vascularity, complex anatomy in a tiny space, and predictable post-op complications. If you don’t plan for all three, the case fails before you touch the lesion. You’ll learn: Why hemorrhage is guaranteed (and why electrocautery rarely saves you)The cribriform plate risk: a thin barrier between nose and brain (the landmine)The #1 non-negotiable: airway protection (cuffed tube + pharyngeal packing + sponge counts)Why “slow and meticulous” can be the wrong instinct (time = blood loss = blindness)The four approaches and what each is for: dorsal, ventral, lateral, rostral/alveolarPost-op expectations: ongoing epistaxis, subcutaneous emphysema, chronic discharge, aspiration riskKey takeaway: Nasal surgery is a planning and airway game first — the lesion is second. 🎁 Simini Bonus Claim your free sample of Simini Protect Lavage (just cover shipping): https://www.simini.com/evaluation-kit Listen On: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music

    23 min

  7. 2D AGO

    Chapter 99 - Part D: Tumor, Fungus, or Inflammation: The Big Three Causes

    In this BoardsCast episode, we continue Tobias Chapter 99 — Nasal Planum, Nasal Cavity, and Sinuses by solving the #1 reason chronic nasal cases drag on forever: People treat the symptom instead of the category. Tobias Chapter 99 makes the framework brutally simple: most chronic nasal disease lives in three buckets — and your job is to sort the patient into the right bucket before you chase a microscopic diagnosis. Tumor. Fungus. Inflammation. You’ll learn: The core rule: categorize first, diagnose secondWhy clinical signs overlap (discharge, sneezing, stertor, epistaxis can mean any bucket) Tumor profile: older dogs, progressive/unilateral signs, locally invasive destruction Fungus profile: dogs = Aspergillus, cats = Cryptococcus, turbinate destruction + epistaxis Inflammation profile: lymphoplasmacytic/idiopathic rhinitis is common and often a diagnosis of exclusion Pattern clues (not diagnoses): unilateral → focal, bilateral → diffuse; facial deformity raises tumor suspicion The non-negotiables: CT + rhinoscopy + biopsy (cultures alone waste time) Bottom line: If you can sort the bucket, you stop wasting months. 🎁 Simini Bonus Claim your free sample of Simini Protect Lavage (just cover shipping): https://www.simini.com/evaluation-kit Listen On: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music

    21 min

  8. 2D AGO

    Chapter 99 - Part C: Sneezing Isn’t a Diagnosis: The Diagnostic Approach

    In this BoardsCast episode, we continue Tobias Chapter 99 — Nasal Planum, Nasal Cavity, and Sinuses with the most important diagnostic framework in upper airway medicine: Sneezing isn’t a diagnosis. It’s an alarm. This episode builds the board-safe model that stops symptom-chasing and starts winning cases: Nasal disease is solved by localization first, diagnosis second. You’ll learn: Why nasal signs are “shared alarms” across wildly different diseasesThe 3 regions to localize: nasal cavity / nasopharynx / sinusesPattern rules: unilateral = focal, bilateral = diffuse (with the “advanced tumor breaks the septum” caveat)Why epistaxis raises suspicion for destructive disease (fungus/neoplasia)Why stertor points to obstruction (often nasopharynx in cats)Why CT + scope + biopsy are the real workup (and why cultures often mislead)Key takeaway: Stop naming the disease from the symptom. Use the symptom to find the location. 🎁 Simini Bonus Claim your free sample of Simini Protect Lavage (just cover shipping): https://www.simini.com/evaluation-kit Listen On: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music

    17 min
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  The Simini Boards-Cast is the go-to audio study tool for small animal surgery residents prepping for board exams.  Each episode simplifies high-yield surgical content from trusted sources  — built to help you pass faster and with less stress.  🎧 Audio-based learning for passive study ✂️ Practical relevance for surgical application 🧠 Flashcard-style recaps + board-style questions 📈 Designed with resident + program director input  Whether you're commuting, walking the dog, or post-op, turn that time into surgical mastery.  Subscribe now and get board-ready — fast. 

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    Simini Podcasts
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    138
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