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Finger clubbing
Examination for the presence of finger clubbing is an important skill for medical students and doctors. This article describes a comprehensive, concise and evidence-based approach for assessing for the presence of finger clubbing which is consistent with The Principles of Clinical Examination[1]. We describe the signs seen in finger clubbing and, based on a review of the literature, the precisi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1738-9364,2289-0769
DOI: 10.3904/kjm.2021.96.3.236