This grand overview of granulomas will leave you comfortable tackling an often breathtaking disease, sarcoidosis. Listen as our esteemed guests Dr. Mary Beth Scholand (University of Utah (https://healthcare.utah.edu/fad/mddetail.php?physicianID=u0126573&name=mary-beth-scholand) ) and Dr. Jonathan Boltax (University of Utah (https://healthcare.utah.edu/fad/mddetail.php?physicianID=u0342088&name=jonathan-p-boltax) ) rheum-inate on sarcoidosis. We discuss the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of this disease, role of the primary care clinician and why sarcoidosis in the chart reminds Paul of Shakespeare. 

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Credits

Producer: Cyrus Askin MD and Deborah Gorth

Writer: Deborah Gorth

Infographic and Cover art: Edison Jyang

Hosts: Stuart Brigham MD; Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP   

Editor: Cyrus Askin MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of nodderly.com (https://www.nodderly.com/)

Guest: Drs. Mary Beth Scholand & Jonathan Boltax

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Time Stamps

00:00 Intro, disclaimer, guest bio, Awful(ly good?) Pun

03:42 Guest one-liners

06:28 Sponsor - ACP’s MKSAP19 (https://www.acponline.org/featured-products/mksap-19?utm_source=curbsiders&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=CURB2021)

07:40 Case from Kashlak

08:40 Explaining sarcoidosis

12:19 Possible drivers of sarcoidosis

13:30 Taking a sarcoidosis history

17:26 Suggestions for catching sarcoidosis

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23:52 Sarcoidosis physical exam, Diagnosis

33:00 Lofgren’s and Heerfordt’s syndromes; Imaging for sarcoidosis

40:44 Initiating therapy for sarcoidosis; Prognosis; the Treatment team

51:23 Primary care considerations for sarcoidosis 

54:55 Diagnosing and treating a sarcoidosis exacerbation

61:20 Take home points and outro