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The image provides information about clubbing, its causes, classification, and related signs in a clinical setting. It explains the physiological changes associated with clubbing and details the factors underlying this condition.

Answer

Clubbing is an enlargement of terminal phalanges and nail changes.

Clubbing is characterized by the enlargement of the soft parts of terminal phalanges, with changes in nail shape due to underlying conditions like pulmonary diseases, cardiac issues, and gastrointestinal or endocrine disorders.

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Clubbing is characterized by the enlargement of the soft parts of terminal phalanges, with changes in nail shape due to underlying conditions like pulmonary diseases, cardiac issues, and gastrointestinal or endocrine disorders.

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Clubbing is often associated with various systemic diseases. It can serve as an indicator of underlying health issues like bronchogenic carcinoma, cyanotic heart disease, or Crohn's disease.

Tips

Ensure to differentiate clubbing from other nail disorders by looking for the characteristic loss of the nail bed angle.

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