Sarcoidosis

use of wheelchair. Ted only uses wheelchair for longer distances. Though IBM is felt to be a neurodegenerative disorder, there is some association with autoimmune disorders. Systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren’s syndrome, thrombocytopenia, and sarcoidosis have been reported in up to 15% with IBM. There is no increased risk of myocarditis, interstitial lung disease, or malignancy in IBM (Amato, A. A., & Barohn, R. J.…

Peripheral Neuropathy Overview- Peripheral neuropathy is a term that describes the damage to one or more of your peripheral nerves. This affects messages traveling between the central nervous system and the peripheral system. There are several conditions that may lead to peripheral neuropathy. Diabetes is the most common cause of chronic peripheral neuropathy. The sign and symptoms of peripheral neuropathy depend on which type of peripheral nerves are damaged (sensory, motor or autonomic nerves)…

common type of cardiomyopathy and can occur for no known reason. Some risk factors can be cancer treatment, amyloidosis, a disease in which abnormal proteins build up in the body’s organs, hemochromatosis, a disease when too much iron builds up, and sarcoidosis, a disease that causes inflammation and can affect various organs. There are other types of cardiomyopathy but generally, this disease is still very unknown. The prognosis of cardiomyopathy is very poor. For dilated cardiomyopathy,…

These factors include recent surgery, malnutrition, dehydration, Sjogren’s syndrome, sarcoidosis, radiation therapy of the head and/or neck, alcoholism, diabetes, and HIV infection. The typical presentation of parotitis involves a rapid onset of localized pain, swelling, and hardening of the infected gland. Associated generalized symptoms may…

Dermatology Clinic: Questions and Answers Case 1 1. What is your diagnosis? This patient exhibits signs and symptoms of iatrogenic Cushing syndrome with steroid acne due to corticosteroid withdrawal. 2. What factors may have contributed to the disease? The chronic treatment with high doses of prednisone contributed to the patient’s Cushing syndrome. However, steroid withdrawal may have caused her recent skin flare around her trunk and extremities. 3. What is the treatment of choice for this…

Introduction Cardiomyopathy is the disease of the heart in which the muscles of the heart are affected to an extent that they become stiff or of an irregular size, the effect it has on the heart classifies the type of disorder it is. It can take up many forms, the most common of these are hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy and Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. As cardiomyopathy begins to become more severe, the overall health of the heart…

Second degree heart block Second degree heart block is when "electrical signals between the atria and ventricles are slowed to a large degree, some signals don’t reach the ventricles" (Nihgov, 2016). This can be seen in a pattern or it may be random, it can also come and go, this is known as a "dropped heartbeat." There are two categories in second degree heart block, one is worse than the other and rarer. The more common type of second degree heart block is type I, also known as wenckebach's…

With healthcare being such a rapidly moving field it is important that we, as aspiring medical professionals, understand what is progressing in our profession. Within the blink of an eye healthcare changes; doctors, professors, phds, are coming up new theories, journals and studies daily. It is our job as current students in this field to do our best to further understand these journals studies, etc.and the writing that is involved in our field. Why you may ask? There are arguably an infinite…

In the German culture greater emphasis is placed on verbal communication rather than non-contextual language. It is considered socially desirable for an individual to express thoughts and feelings in a concise, straight-forward manner. With this being said, personal thoughts are considered to be private and displaying emotion can be viewed as showing vulnerability. Therefore, emotions and physical displays of affection are not common, and in the German culture this is preferable as it displays…

These general diseases include asthma, sarcoidosis, pulmonary hypertension, influenza and pulmonary fibrosis. Oxygen therapy is the routine performed for these diseases in their later stages to be treated. A normal blood saturation level is 95-97% but when an individual’s level fall below the 90%…