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Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
Sarcoidosis Stage ... parenchyma Stage 3 ... disease with infiltrates ... Stages #Staging #Signs ... #Symptoms #Summary
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Sarcoidosis Non-caseating ... Clinical: • Disease ... polyarthritis • Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Pulmonary
Hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy
In sarcoidosis the common pattern is right paratracheal and bilateral hilar adenopathy ('1-2-3-sign').
In
adenopathy ('1-2-3- ... sign'). ... In lung carcinoma ... postirradiation Hodgkin disease ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
the Infectious Disease ... illness What: Key signs ... and symptoms that ... e.g. brain and lung ... febrilepodcast@gmail.com #InfectiousDiseases
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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internal organs 3 ... skin thickening Signs ... and Symptoms: ... (interstitial lung ... rheumatology #diagnosis #signs
Common organ involvements and symptoms in Sarcoidosis
Lung 89-99% - Cough, dyspnoea, wheezing and stridor
Skin 16-32% -
in Sarcoidosis ... Lung 89-99% - Cough ... Nervous system 3- ... and syncope #Sarcoidosis ... #diagnosis #signs
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... sliding: Pulmonary ... disease, interstitial ... Lung POCUS shows ... partially seen shred sign
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... Pulmonary and ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs ... #Symptoms
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Adrenals: • Lung ... vomiting • Fatigue Signs ... Cortisol Deficiency: Signs ... Reduced libido • Signs ... endocrinology #diagnosis #signs
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... acute HF → no signs ... coronary artery disease