VizD Challenge Week of 1/14/08
What is wrong with those fingers?
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Questions:
1. What is the diagnosis?
2. Name 3 conditions that this condition is associated with?
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11 comments:
digital clubbing
1- Lung cancer
2- congenital cyanotic heart disease
3- primary biliary cirrhosis
Clubbing
Hyperthyroid (aka thyroid acropachy)
Pulmonary HTN
Crohn's
Clubbing of fingers.
Can indicate severe heart, lung or thyroid problems.
Stacie McClellan
1-finger clubbing, or digital clubbing
2-Lung cancer, mainly large-cell +Tuberculosis+Subacute bacterial endocarditis+Bronchiectasis
1-finger clubbing, or digital clubbing
2-Lung cancer, cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis, lipoid pneumonia, empyema, pleural mesothelioma, pulmonary artery sarcoma, cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis, and pulmonary metastases,Cyanotic congenital heart disease
a. Clubbing
b. Lung cancer, congenital heart disease with shunting, pulmonary hypertension, interstitial lung disease etc
1.hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
2.bronchogenic carcinoma, mesothelioma,hepatic cirrhosis,
bronchiectasis
hypertrophic osteo arthropathy
bronchogenic carcinoma ,
bronchiectasis ,
cirrhosis,
mesothelioma
Clubbing! Can be associated with COPD, pulmonary hypertension, and subacute bacterial endocarditis.
1. What is the diagnosis?
clubbing
2. Name 3 conditions that this condition is associated with?
1) lung cancer
2) pneumonia
3) COPD
Stage 4 Clubbing with "drumstick" appearance
3 causes:
Respiratory- Cystic Fibrosis
Cardiac- Cyanotic congenital heart disease
GI- Crohn's disease
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