Mnemonic for Clubbing of fingers
CLUBBING HPO
- C : cardiac (R -> L shunt)
- L : lung (tumor, fibrosis)
- U : ulcerative colitis (also Crohn's disease less commonly)
- B : bronchiectasis
- B : benign mesothelioma
- I : inherited; idiopathic; IBD
- N : neurogenic tumors
- G : GI (cirrhosis, crohn's, UC)
Another mnemonic:
CLUBBING:
Cyanotic heart disease
Lung disease (hypoxia, lung cancer, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis)
UC/Crohn's disease
Biliary cirrhosis
Birth defect (harmless)
Infective endocarditis
Neoplasm (esp. Hodgkins)
GI malabsorption
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