clubbing Flashcards

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cardiac ddx of clubbing

A

congenital cyanotic heart disease eg teratology of fallot

endocarditis

pericarditis

atrial myxoma

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resp causes of clubbing

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Cystic fibrosis

Tuberculosis

Pulmonary fibrosis

Bronchiectasis

Bronchial carcinoma

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3
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GI causes of clubbing

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Malabsorption

Inflammatory bowel disease

Liver cirrhosis

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4
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pathology of clubbing

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increased platelets in microcirculatuion around nails = more VEGF and PDGF

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