LIBRO + ANEXOS NEUMOLOGÍA PEDIÁTRICA

Neumología Pediátrica. Anexos ❚ 179 m. Know the clinical manifestations of traumatic spinal cord injury n. Recognize the signs and symptoms of pulmonary embolism following long bone fracture 5. Sarcoidosis a. Epidemiology b. Etiology/genetics c. Pathophysiology 1. Pathology a. Be able to recognize a non-caseating granuloma 2. Path mechanisms and consequences a. Know the pathogenesis of sarcoidosis d. Diagnosis and clinical manifestations 1. History a. Recognize the typical pulmonary and nonpulmonary clinical manifestations of sarcoidosis 2. Physical examination a. Know the importance of slit-lamp examination in patients with sarcoidosis 3. Imaging a. Recognize the findings typical of sarcoidosis on x-ray study of the chest 4. Pulmonary function tests a. Recognize the pulmonary function test findings typical of sarcoidosis 5. Other investigations a. Know that elevation of serum angiotensin-converting enzyme activity is not specific for sarcoidosis b. Recognize findings typical of sarcoidosis on bronchoalveolar lavage c. Know the laboratory studies that are abnormal in sarcoidosis (eg, serum calcium, ESR, immunoglobulins, angiotensin-converting enzyme, leukopenia, or eosinophilia) 6. Diagnostic criteria a. Recognize that the diagnosis of sarcoidosis is best established by biopsy of an affected lymph node e. Prevention and therapeutic approach 1. Prevention 2. Therapeutic approach a. Recognize the absolute indications for corticosteroid treatment in patients with sarcoidosis 3. Side effects of therapy f. Prognosis 1. Natural history a. Know the usual natural history of sarcoidosis in children 2. Prognosis with therapy 6. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis a. Epidemiology b. Etiology/genetics 1. Know that hypersensitivity pneumonitis is caused by inhalation of organic dusts 2. Know the most common antigens associated with hypersensitivity pneumonitis