Difference between revisions of "Clubbing"

*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>