Clubbing
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Clubbing is a physical examination finding.
Lung causes of clubbing:
- Abscess.
- Bronchiectasis
- Lung cancer.
- Decreased O2.
- 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.[1] Clubbing in COPD is relatively rare; thus, in the context of COPD and smoking it should prompt a search for an occult lung cancer.[2]
See also
- Physical examination.
References
- ↑ URL: http://medicine.ucsf.edu/education/resed/Chiefs_cover_sheets/Clubbing.pdf. Accessed on: 23 September 2010.
- ↑ URL: http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec04/ch045/ch045a.html. Accessed on: 23 September 2010.