Random practical knowledge Flashcards
1
Q
Clubbing
Define
Causes
A
Loss of the concave nail fold. Soft tissue expansion at distal phalynx (drumstick)
Cardiac
- Atrial myxoma
- Congenital cyanotic heart disease
- Endocarditis (infective)
GI
- Cirrhosis
- Coeliac
- Chron’s
- Cancer
Resp
- Carcinoma: Bronchial, mesothelioma
- Chronic lung suppression: Empyema, obsess, CF, bronchiectasis
- Fibrosis - TB, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Other
- Thyroid acropachy
- Familial
