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Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
interstitial lung disease ... common - Rare to hear ... crackles on exam, may hear ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... #Stages #Staging
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... Tuberculin skin test ... Active TB: • ... Acid-fast staining ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... Tuberculin skin test ... Active TB: • ... Acid-fast staining ... #Diagnosis #Management
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Ear Pain (Otalgia ... originates from the ear ... , sparing the ear ... carcinoma • Thoracic ... and ear canal
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
mellitus, thyroid disease ... , rotator cuff tear ... Months later, active ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #staging #msk
To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
with Alzheimer’s disease ... properly; may develop fear ... Functional #Assessment #Staging ... #Test #Hospice ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
and nephrotic syndrome ... within the last year ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis ... #Staging ** ... of Infectious Diseases
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
injury → mucous stasis ... Connective tissue diseases ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... • Infection: TB ... parenchyma Diagnosis
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Aortitis, ascending thoracic ... Early latent year ... Late latent >1 year ... #Syphilis #stages ... #diagnosis #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
in the US each year ... a five to ten-year ... without back pain at/near ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB