Sarcoidosis Quiz | Sarcoidosis awareness

1. Sarcoidosis is pronounced

2. Sarcoidosis can affect which parts of the body?

3. Which is a common symptom of sarcoidosis?

4. Sarcoidosis is also known as:

5. What is the primary cause of sarcoidosis?

7. Spot the odd one out!

6. Which of the following is a definitive test for sarcoidosis?

8. Which medical test is commonly used to monitor sarcoidosis?

9. Sarcoidosis can also cause symptoms not directly related to the lungs, such as:

10. Which quote isn't real?

11. What drug(s) are commonly used to treat sarcoidosis?

12. Sarcoidosis causes granulomas. Are granulomas --

13. Which disease is similar in many ways to sarcoidosis?

14. Which of these hospitals DOES NOT have specialist sarcoid units?

15. Which of these fun facts is incorrect?

Sarcoidosis Quiz Answers

1. Sarcoidosis is pronounced d) SAR-COY-DOE-SIS

2. Sarcoidosis can affect d) All of the above (Joints, Bone Marrow, Nervous System, Lungs, Skin, Eyes and Heart)

3. Common symptom of sarcoidosis b) Shortness of breath
4. Sarcoidosis is also known as: d) All of the above!

5. What is the primary cause of sarcoidosis? a) Unknown

6. Definitive test for sarcoidosis? c) Biopsy
7C) Atopic dermatitis (eczema). The other three conditions are skin sarcoidosis. Papules and plaques are various colours, including red, reddish-brown, violaceous, translucent, or hyper pigmented. Plaques are larger, flat-topped lesions that are located on the face, trunk, or extremities. Erythema nodosum are tender, 1-2cm bumps mostly on the shins, often accompanied by arthritis in the ankles, elbows, wrists and hands. Lupus pernio are large bluish-red and dusky purple infiltrated nodules and plaque-like lesions on nose, cheeks, ears, fingers and toes.

8. Medical tests commonly used to monitor sarcoidosis are b) Pulmonary lung function tests. Other tests are used to explore sarcoid in other parts of the body include CT scans, EKG, Echo and MRI for cardiac sarcoid etc.

9. Sarcoidosis can also cause symptoms not directly related to the lungs: d) All of the above (Extreme tiredness, night sweats, fever. Weight loss. Inflammation of the eyes, pain in the joints and bones. Skin rashes, lumps and swollen lymph nodes etc.)
10. Which quote isn't real? Sadly c) "The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief. The sarcoid that smiles, steals something from you." Shakespeare, Othello, Act I, Scene III
11. What drug(s) are commonly used to treat sarcoidosis? a) Corticosteroids and immunosuppressant’s

12. Sarcoidosis causes granulomas. Granulomas are b) Clumps of cells that stop the affected organ(s) working properly. (But they are also c) Very naughty indeed)

13. Which disease is similar in many ways to sarcoidosis? c) TB. Both create granulomas.

14. Which of these hospitals DOES NOT have specialist sarcoid units? C) These are all fictional hospitals. County General Hospital in Chicago is ER, San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital is The Good Doctor and Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital (PPTH) in New Jersey is House
15. Which of these fun facts is incorrect! d) An anagram of Sarcoidosis is Disco Soars! (leaves out an i. And never leave out yourself!)