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1
Q

Resp diseases that give patient clubbing

A
Lung cancer
Fibrosing alveolitis
Lung abscess
Bronchiectasis
Empyema
2
Q

GI diseases that cause clubbing

A

GI lymphoma
IBD
Coeliac

3
Q

Cardiovascular causes of clubbing

A

Cyanotic congenital heart disease

Subacute infective endocarditis

4
Q

Causes of Koilonychia

A

iron deficiency anaemia (can exacerbate angina)

5
Q

Causes of leuconychia

A

Hypoalbuminaemia

6
Q

Causes of palmar erythema

A

Chronic liver disease

7
Q

Causes of asterixis

A
Liver failure
respiratory failure (CO2 retention)
8
Q

Cause of conjunctival pallor

A

Anaemia

9
Q

Enlarged Virchow nodes

A

Upper GI malignancy

10
Q

Troisiers sign (L)

A

Stomach carcinoma

11
Q

causes of fine tremor

A

beta-agonists (salbutamol)

12
Q

causes of raised JVP

A

right heart failure
cor pulmonale
SVC obstruction (lung cancer)

13
Q

causes of chemosis

A

hypercapnia secondary to COPD

14
Q

horner’s syndrome

A

apical lung cancer (compressing sympathetic chain in neck)

15
Q

red warm clammy palms

A

CO2 retention

16
Q

central cyanosis

A

hypoxaemia

17
Q

ankle oedema

A

cor pulmonale

18
Q

glossitis

A

B12/folate/Fe deficiency

19
Q

mouth ulcers

A

IBD

coeliac

20
Q

visible abdo veins

A

portal hypertension

IVC obstruction

21
Q

striae

A

ascites
pregnancy
weight loss/gain
cushings

22
Q

spider naevi

A

cirrhosis

23
Q

central epigastic pulsation

A

AAA

24
Q

splinter haemorrhages

A

infective endocarditis

profound anaemia

25
Q

oslers nodes/ janeway lesions

A

infected valve/ infective endocarditis

26
Q

tendon xanthomas

A

hyperlipidaemia

27
Q

most common cause of irregularly irregular pulse

A

AF