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Pulmonary Sarcoidosis - Staging

Stage 0 - NO SARCOIDOSIS
 • The patient presents with a normal x-ray.
Pulmonary Sarcoidosis ... There is no sign ... Stage Ill - PULMONARY ... FIBROSIS • There ... #Sarcoidosis #Pulmonary
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
Sarcoidosis Stage ... LAD Stage 4 - Fibrosis ... Pulmonary: - ... Diagnosis #Stages #Staging ... #Signs #Symptoms
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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and progressive fibrosis ... skin thickening Signs ... Cardiac: myocardial fibrosis ... : ILD (interstitial ... rheumatology #diagnosis #signs
Galaxy Sign on Chest CT
 • Coalescent granuloma with a central dense mass and tiny peripheral
Galaxy Sign on Chest ... progressive massive fibrosis ... , active pulm T ... .2016.12.033 #Galaxy #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
Findings on Lung ultrasound ... patients with pulmonary ... fibrosis Elena ... COVID19 #Lung #ultrasound ... POCUS #Diagnosis #Signs
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
increased B-cell activity ... lymphatic system 3) Fibrosis ... fibroblasts → fibrosis ... Pulmonary and ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
fibrotic lesions ... Fungal infection • Sarcoidosis ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Tuberculin skin test ... : • Acid-fast staining
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Causes: • Cystic fibrosis ... evidence of cystic fibrosis ... Nasal polyps and signs ... function tests: ... Sweat chloride test
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
fibrotic lesions ... Fungal infection • Sarcoidosis ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Tuberculin skin test ... : • Acid-fast staining
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
knees, shoulders Signs ... sx improve with activity ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... history, exam and imaging ... Certolizumab, Golimumab), IL