A nurse inspects a patient's hands and notices clubbing of the fingers. The nurse correlates this finding with what condition?

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Clubbing develops due to chronic hypoxemia, which occurs in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Pulmonary infection is acute and not associated with chronic hypoxia. Trauma to the thorax is acute and not associated with chronic hypoxia. Allergic reaction is acute and not associated with chronic hypoxia.

A Nurse Inspects a Patient's Hands and Notices Clubbing of the Fingers