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*Clubbing (lung causes DDx: abscess, bronchiectasis, cancer, decr. O2, empyema, fibrosis alveolitis). | *Clubbing (lung causes DDx: abscess, bronchiectasis, cancer, decr. O2, empyema, fibrosis alveolitis). | ||
**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> | |||
*Cyanosis - fingernails. | *Cyanosis - fingernails. | ||