Sarcoidosis diagnosis, evaluation and treatment

A tutorial on the basics of sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis can affect the lungs in most cases, but as a systemic condition, other organs can also be affected. In this video I cover the diagnosis, initial evaluation and key information about the treatment strategy and follow-up.

0:00 Introduction
1:08 Sarcoidosis
3:22 Symptoms
3:48 Acute/chronic presentation
5:15 Initial evaluation (cont'd)
6:38 Confirmation
9:00 Blood tests to support diagnosis
13:33 Lung function
15:32 Check for heart involvement
17:27 Check for other organ involvement
17:52 Initial evaluation (summary of useful steps)
21:03 Natural history is variable
25:53 Treatment cont'd
28:43 Final thoughts and follow-up
30:42 Resources (for further info)

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