Development of Finger Clubbing Meter
Finger clubbing, also known as drumstick finger, is the medical symptom that is indicated by the development of the sponginess or swelling in the nail beds of nails and toes. The higher grade of clubbing on the patients can be easily identified with the presence of drumstick finger. The existing...
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| author | Masra, S.M.W. Goh, K.L. Henry, J.S. Muhammad, M.S. Djojodibroto, R.D. Sapawi, R. |
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| description | Finger clubbing, also known as drumstick finger, is the medical symptom that is indicated
by the development of the sponginess or swelling in the nail beds of nails and toes. The higher grade
of clubbing on the patients can be easily identified with the presence of drumstick finger. The
existing available measurement device to identify the early stage of clubbing required much time
which is impractical for a busy clinic practice. This paper explains the determination of the finger
clubbing by using the Digital Index (DI) measurement, which was deployed by implementing and
developing the Portable Finger Clubbing Meter hardware and the Microsoft Visual Basic (VB)
Graphical User Interface (GUI). Finger circumference values of nail-fold (NF) and distal
interphalangeal joint (DIP) of twenty participants were measured using the developed hardware.
Data analysis was then performed using the GUI for DI computation, and the presence of finger
clubbing could be determined. |
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| spelling | unimas-178002017-09-27T03:24:51Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17800/ Development of Finger Clubbing Meter Masra, S.M.W. Goh, K.L. Henry, J.S. Muhammad, M.S. Djojodibroto, R.D. Sapawi, R. TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Finger clubbing, also known as drumstick finger, is the medical symptom that is indicated by the development of the sponginess or swelling in the nail beds of nails and toes. The higher grade of clubbing on the patients can be easily identified with the presence of drumstick finger. The existing available measurement device to identify the early stage of clubbing required much time which is impractical for a busy clinic practice. This paper explains the determination of the finger clubbing by using the Digital Index (DI) measurement, which was deployed by implementing and developing the Portable Finger Clubbing Meter hardware and the Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) Graphical User Interface (GUI). Finger circumference values of nail-fold (NF) and distal interphalangeal joint (DIP) of twenty participants were measured using the developed hardware. Data analysis was then performed using the GUI for DI computation, and the presence of finger clubbing could be determined. Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17800/1/Development%20of%20Portable%20Finger%20Clubbing%20Meter%20%28abstract%29.pdf Masra, S.M.W. and Goh, K.L. and Henry, J.S. and Muhammad, M.S. and Djojodibroto, R.D. and Sapawi, R. (2016) Development of Finger Clubbing Meter. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 833. pp. 190-195. ISSN 1662-7482 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299535710 doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.833.190 |
| spellingShingle | TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Masra, S.M.W. Goh, K.L. Henry, J.S. Muhammad, M.S. Djojodibroto, R.D. Sapawi, R. Development of Finger Clubbing Meter |
| title | Development of Finger Clubbing Meter |
| title_full | Development of Finger Clubbing Meter |
| title_fullStr | Development of Finger Clubbing Meter |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of Finger Clubbing Meter |
| title_short | Development of Finger Clubbing Meter |
| title_sort | development of finger clubbing meter |
| topic | TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
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