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Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
 •
Radiculopathy: Signs ... • Back/Neck Pain ... • Spurling's sign ... pain Lasegue's sign ... #signs #symptoms
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Halo Sign on Chest ... , amyloidosis, sarcoidosis ... .2016.12.033 #Halo #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Sarcoidosis Non-caseating ... polyarthritis • Pulmonary ... Lymphadenopathy #Sarcoidosis ... #Diagnosis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Pulmonary
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
Sarcoidosis Stage ... 4 - Fibrosis Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Stages ... #Staging #Signs ... #Symptoms #Summary
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
Reversed Halo Sign ... polyangiitis, Sarcoidosis ... Dermatomyositis, Lung ... Reverse #Halo #Sign ... #pulmonary
Hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy
In sarcoidosis the common pattern is right paratracheal and bilateral hilar adenopathy ('1-2-3-sign').
In
lymphadenopathy In sarcoidosis ... adenopathy ('1-2-3-sign ... In lung carcinoma ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Mediastinal
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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skin thickening Signs ... (interstitial lung ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #testing #workup
Common organ involvements and symptoms in Sarcoidosis
Lung 89-99% - Cough, dyspnoea, wheezing and stridor
Skin 16-32% -
in Sarcoidosis ... Lung 89-99% - Cough ... and syncope #Sarcoidosis ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Myotonic Dystrophy
Typically presents in middle age with weakness of hands, legs and neck.
 - Mental deficiency
hands, legs and neck ... face leads to a long ... - Muscle Wasting ... Dystrophy #Myotonia #Diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Pulmonary Sarcoidosis - Staging

Stage 0 - NO SARCOIDOSIS
 • The patient presents with a normal x-ray.
Pulmonary Sarcoidosis ... There is no sign ... lymph nodes and lung ... #Sarcoidosis #Pulmonary ... Staging #stages #diagnosis