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	*Clubbing should be viewed with suspicion in patient with [[COPD]], as it should not be seen in the context of pure [[emphysema]].<ref>URL: [http://medicine.ucsf.edu/education/resed/Chiefs_cover_sheets/Clubbing.pdf http://medicine.ucsf.edu/education/resed/Chiefs_cover_sheets/Clubbing.pdf]. Accessed on: 23 September 2010.</ref> Clubbing in COPD is relatively rare; thus, in the context of COPD and smoking it should prompt a search for an occult [[lung cancer]].<ref>URL: [http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec04/ch045/ch045a.html http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec04/ch045/ch045a.html]. Accessed on: 23 September 2010.</ref>		*Clubbing should be viewed with suspicion in patient with [[COPD]], as it should not be seen in the context of pure [[emphysema]].<ref>URL: [http://medicine.ucsf.edu/education/resed/Chiefs_cover_sheets/Clubbing.pdf http://medicine.ucsf.edu/education/resed/Chiefs_cover_sheets/Clubbing.pdf]. Accessed on: 23 September 2010.</ref> Clubbing in COPD is relatively rare; thus, in the context of COPD and [[smoking]] it should prompt a search for an occult [[lung cancer]].<ref>URL: [http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec04/ch045/ch045a.html http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec04/ch045/ch045a.html]. Accessed on: 23 September 2010.</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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Causes

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	**[[Tuberculosis]].		**[[Tuberculosis]].
	**Bronchiectasis.		**Bronchiectasis.
	**~~Mesothelioma~~		**[[Malignant mesothelioma]].
	*[[ulcerative colitis\|'''U'''lcerative colitis]].		*[[ulcerative colitis\|'''U'''lcerative colitis]].
	*[[Primary biliary cirrhosis\|'''B'''iliary cirrhosis]].		*[[Primary biliary cirrhosis\|'''B'''iliary cirrhosis]].
	*'''B'''ronchogenic carcinoma (most commonly small cell).		*'''B'''ronchogenic carcinoma (most commonly small cell).
	*'''I'''diopathic		*'''I'''diopathic.
	*'''N'''ot [[COPD]].		*'''N'''ot [[COPD]].
	*'''G'''astrointestinal:		*'''G'''astrointestinal:

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	'''Clubbing''' is a [[physical examination]] finding where the fingernails have a club-like appearance.		'''Clubbing''' is a [[physical examination]] finding where the fingernails have a club-like appearance.

	Causes of clubbing can be remember with mnemonic ''clubbing'':		==Causes==
			The causes of clubbing can be remember with mnemonic ''clubbing'':
	*'''C'''ardiac.		*'''C'''ardiac.
	**Subacute infective endocarditis.		**Subacute infective endocarditis.
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	**Mesothelioma		**Mesothelioma
	*[[ulcerative colitis\|'''U'''lcerative colitis]].		*[[ulcerative colitis\|'''U'''lcerative colitis]].
	*[[Primary biliary cirrhosis\|'''B'''iliary cirrhosis]]		*[[Primary biliary cirrhosis\|'''B'''iliary cirrhosis]].
	*'''B'''ronchogenic carcinoma (most commonly small cell).		*'''B'''ronchogenic carcinoma (most commonly small cell).
	*'''I'''diopathic		*'''I'''diopathic

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	**Mesothelioma		**Mesothelioma
	*[[ulcerative colitis\|'''U'''lcerative colitis]].		*[[ulcerative colitis\|'''U'''lcerative colitis]].
	*[[biliary cirrhosis\|'''B'''iliary cirrhosis]]		*[[Primary biliary cirrhosis\|'''B'''iliary cirrhosis]]
	*'''B'''ronchogenic carcinoma (most commonly small cell).		*'''B'''ronchogenic carcinoma (most commonly small cell).
	*'''I'''diopathic		*'''I'''diopathic

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	'''Clubbing''' is a [[physical examination]] finding where the fingernails have a club-like appearance.		'''Clubbing''' is a [[physical examination]] finding where the fingernails have a club-like appearance.

	~~Lung causes~~ of clubbing:		Causes of clubbing can be remember with mnemonic ''clubbing'':
	*~~Abscess~~.		*'''C'''ardiac.
	*[[Bronchiectasis]]		**Subacute infective endocarditis.
	*[[~~Lung cancer~~]].		**Cyanotic heart disease.
	*~~Decreased O<sub>2</sub>~~.		**[[Atrial myxoma]].
	*~~Empyema~~.		*'''L'''ung:
	*[[~~Fibrosing alveolitis~~]].		**Lung abscess.
	*[[~~Cystic fibrosis~~]].		**[[Empyema]].
			**[[Cystic fibrosis]].
			**[[Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis]].
			**[[Tuberculosis]].
			**Bronchiectasis.
			**Mesothelioma
			*[[ulcerative colitis\|'''U'''lcerative colitis]].
			*[[biliary cirrhosis\|'''B'''iliary cirrhosis]]
			*'''B'''ronchogenic carcinoma (most commonly small cell).
			*'''I'''diopathic
			*'''N'''ot [[COPD]].
			*'''G'''astrointestinal:
			**Malabsorption (e.g. [[celiac disease]]).
			**[[Crohn disease]].
			**[[Liver cirrhosis]].

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	'''Clubbing''' is a [[physical examination]] finding.		[[Image:Dedos con acropaquia.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Clubbing. (WC)]]
			'''Clubbing''' is a [[physical examination]] finding where the fingernails have a club-like appearance.

	Lung causes of clubbing:		Lung causes of clubbing:
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	*Empyema.		*Empyema.
	*[[Fibrosing alveolitis]].		*[[Fibrosing alveolitis]].
			*[[Cystic fibrosis]].

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'''Clubbing''' is a [[physical examination]] finding.

Lung causes of clubbing:
*Abscess.
*[[Bronchiectasis]]
*[[Lung cancer]].
*Decreased O<sub>2</sub>.
*Empyema.
*[[Fibrosing alveolitis]].

Note:
*Clubbing should be viewed with suspicion in patient with [[COPD]], as it should not be seen in the context of pure [[emphysema]].<ref>URL: [http://medicine.ucsf.edu/education/resed/Chiefs_cover_sheets/Clubbing.pdf http://medicine.ucsf.edu/education/resed/Chiefs_cover_sheets/Clubbing.pdf]. Accessed on: 23 September 2010.</ref> Clubbing in COPD is relatively rare; thus, in the context of COPD and smoking it should prompt a search for an occult [[lung cancer]].<ref>URL: [http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec04/ch045/ch045a.html http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec04/ch045/ch045a.html]. Accessed on: 23 September 2010.</ref>

==See also==
*Physical examination.

==References==
{{Reflist|1}}

[[Category:Clinical]]

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	==See also==		==See also==
	*Physical examination.		*[[Physical examination]].

	==References==		==References==