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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'': | |||
* | *'''C'''ardiac. | ||
*[[Bronchiectasis]] | **Subacute infective endocarditis. | ||
*[[ | **Cyanotic heart disease. | ||
* | **[[Atrial myxoma]]. | ||
* | *'''L'''ung: | ||
*[[ | **Lung abscess. | ||
*[[ | **[[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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