Guest guest Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Hi guys--I almost missed these two responses because the subject line didn't match. So have others heard that clubbed fingers indicate lung disease? I don't think that's what I was told, but I could be wrong. It seems like I would have a " Oh yeah, that's it " experience when I was reminded what it indicates. However, I will say that it is quite possible with this patient since he is a smoker. Anyone else have other ideas? Laura , " mike Bowser " <naturaldoc1@h...> wrote: > This is the kind of relationships we need to see more of both in our > discussions as well as in educational programs. Medical diseases only form > a very limited number of patients, many may only have a single sign or > symptom sometimes. Our creation of an integrated medicine must include this > very rellevant info. > Later > Mike W. Bowser, L Ac > > >sharon weizenbaum <sweiz@r...> > > > > > >Re: Digest Number 2267 > >Sun, 2 Jan 2005 08:00:41 -0500 > > > > > >The best discussion of this I have found is in Acupuncture Medicine by > >Yoshiaki Omura (page 176). Basically he reports the research that > >shows the clear relationship to lung disease. Even Hippocrates > >associated clubbing with lung disease. Omura lists the possibilities > >in a decreasing order of importance: > > > >lung disease (at least 75% of cases) > >heart disease > >gastrointestinal diseases > >liver diseases > >miscellaneous diseases > > > >The lung disease he refers to ranges from lung tumors and cancer to tb > >to lung abcess. I know a girl who has clubbed fingers and it was a key > >to her getting tested for CF - which she ended up having. > > > > > >Hope this helps. > > > >Sharon > > > > > >On Jan 2, 2005, at 7:40 AM, wrote: > > > > > I have a patient who has what I think is referred to as clubbed > > > fingers. I remember learning that is a symptom of a specific > > > deficiency or disease, but I do not recall. Can anyone enlighten me > > > on this? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Laura > > > > >Sharon Weizenbaum > >86 Henry Street > >Amherst, MA 01002 > >413-549-4021 > >sweiz@r... > >www.whitepinehealingarts.com > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 Hi Laura, I'd look this up in my texts if they weren't packed, but I think it's one symptom of a form of emphysema, and also some genetic diseases. You could do a search on google for clubbed fingers and lung diseases. heylaurag <heylaurag wrote: Hi guys--I almost missed these two responses because the subject line didn't match. So have others heard that clubbed fingers indicate lung disease? I don't think that's what I was told, but I could be wrong. It seems like I would have a " Oh yeah, that's it " experience when I was reminded what it indicates. However, I will say that it is quite possible with this patient since he is a smoker. Anyone else have other ideas? Laura , " mike Bowser " <naturaldoc1@h...> wrote: > This is the kind of relationships we need to see more of both in our > discussions as well as in educational programs. Medical diseases only form > a very limited number of patients, many may only have a single sign or > symptom sometimes. Our creation of an integrated medicine must include this > very rellevant info. > Later > Mike W. Bowser, L Ac > > >sharon weizenbaum <sweiz@r...> > > > > > >Re: Digest Number 2267 > >Sun, 2 Jan 2005 08:00:41 -0500 > > > > > >The best discussion of this I have found is in Acupuncture Medicine by > >Yoshiaki Omura (page 176). Basically he reports the research that > >shows the clear relationship to lung disease. Even Hippocrates > >associated clubbing with lung disease. Omura lists the possibilities > >in a decreasing order of importance: > > > >lung disease (at least 75% of cases) > >heart disease > >gastrointestinal diseases > >liver diseases > >miscellaneous diseases > > > >The lung disease he refers to ranges from lung tumors and cancer to tb > >to lung abcess. I know a girl who has clubbed fingers and it was a key > >to her getting tested for CF - which she ended up having. > > > > > >Hope this helps. > > > >Sharon > > > > > >On Jan 2, 2005, at 7:40 AM, wrote: > > > > > I have a patient who has what I think is referred to as clubbed > > > fingers. I remember learning that is a symptom of a specific > > > deficiency or disease, but I do not recall. Can anyone enlighten me > > > on this? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Laura > > > > >Sharon Weizenbaum > >86 Henry Street > >Amherst, MA 01002 > >413-549-4021 > >sweiz@r... > >www.whitepinehealingarts.com > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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