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Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
inflammatory cells) Clinical ... Constitutional: Fever ... lupus pernio • Cardiac ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Pulmonary
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
infiltrate (e.g., CXR ... , CT, ultrasound ... Inflammation (e.g., fever ... symptoms (e.g., ... chest pain) and signs
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... neuropathy or cardiac ... anterior/posterior MSK ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Hypertension Signs ... sided collapse) #Clinical ... #POCUS #Cardiology ... #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Cardiac #
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Pathogenesis and clinical ... - CHF - Pulmonary ... Constipation - MSK ... pathophysiology #symptoms ... #signs
SCAI Pyramid of Cardiogenic Shock Classification
E - Extremis - A patient experiencing cardiac arrest with ongoing
patient experiencing cardiac ... patient who has clinical ... currently experiencing signs ... or symptoms of ... ABCDEs #diagnosis #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Typical symptoms ... of CXR congestion ... Consider cardiac ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... concerning for Pulmonary ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #clinical ... #ultrasound #cardiology
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
a patient with fever ... multifocal pneumonia on CXR ... #pneumonia #clinical ... #photo #ultrasound ... #lung #pulmonary
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
presents with fever ... & flu-like symptoms ... Blood Cx grew staph ... #PLAX #clinical ... #ultrasound #cardiology