Guest guest Posted January 2, 2005 Report 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
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2005 Report 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
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