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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Pericarditis) -> Chest ... interstitial lung disease/pulmonary ... fibrosis (mechanism ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... Causes: • Cystic fibrosis ... evidence of cystic fibrosis ... Nasal polyps and signs ... advanced disease Complications
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... fibroblasts → fibrosis ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... , cough, chest pain ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Anorexia Nervosa: Complications
CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES
 - Functional: Low BP, Sinus bradycardia, prolonged QT interval
 - Structural: Reduced
lymphocytosis, mild ... mortality rates of all psychiatric ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #psychiatry
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Extra-articular Manifestations
 • Ocular - Inflammation of the iris, the anterior part of the
Disease (IBO), but IBD ... -> Apical lung fibrosis ... Manifestations #Complications ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Case A 39-year-old ... Vital signs: BP ... structural and vascular complications ... contusions and their complications ... #Radiology #CTChest