ATS Sarcoidosis Primer [PDF Download]

Overview:

In 2020, the ATS published a Clinical Practice Guideline, “Diagnosis and Detection of Sarcoidosis” in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. This digital primer is intended to serve as a tool to clinicians by highlighting the key areas of the guidelines such as Incidence / prevalence; pathogenesis and risk factors; Diagnosis, clinical presentation; prognosis and monitoring for disease progression; prognostic clinical features; laboratory markers predictive of sarcoidosis disease activity and response to treatment; organ specific clinical features and biomarkers predictive of disease progression; treatment principles; strategies and contributing factors.

Funding for this project was provided by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 

This book is available as an e-Book (PDF download only).  Printed copies are not available.

 

Chapters Include 

  • Definition  
  • Incidence / prevalence  
  • Pathogenesis and risk factors  
  • Diagnosis  
  • Clinical presentation  
  • Prognosis and monitoring for disease progression  
  • Prognostic clinical features  
  • Laboratory markers predictive of sarcoidosis disease activity 
  • and response to treatment  
  • Organ specific clinical features and biomarkers predictive of disease progression  
  • Treatment principles  
  • Strategies  
  • Contributing factors / strategies 


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Course summary
Publication Date: 
04/25/2023
Credit Expires: 
05/29/2029
Rating: 
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Accreditation Statement

The American Thoracic Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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