ABSTRACT
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are often used to treat fever, polyarthropathy, and/or erythema nodosum and may sometimes be the only treatment required.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Pulmonary sarcoidosis can lead to severe lung damage, with hypoxia and chronic symp toms such as dyspnea and cough that limit patients activity. This often leads to a sedentary lifestyle that results in deconditioning and a further increase in symptoms of dyspnea. Pulmonary rehabilitation can improve the quality of life in patients with such problems. The two main objectives of pulmonary rehabilitation, as defined by the American Thoracic Society, are to (1) control or alleviate as much as possible the symptoms that result from respiratory impairment and (2) teach the patient how to achieve optimal capacity for car rying out his or her activities of daily living. These goals can often be accomplished on an outpatient basis. Some of the components of such a program include exercise and education. Supplemental oxygen therapy is indicated in patents with hypoxia at rest and/ or with exercise. Patients are encouraged to continue the program at home after supervision is finished.
