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Physical Examination Features of Cystic Fibrosis
| General |
| Low weight for height (>50% of patients) |
| Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat |
| Nasal polyps (20%) |
| Chest |
| Cough |
| Barrel chest (↑anteroposterior diameter) |
| Intercostal, suprasternal retractions |
| Crackles, especially upper lobes |
| Wheeze |
| Abdomen |
| Hepatomegaly (10%) |
| Right lower quadrant fecal mass (5-10%) |
| Extremities |
| Digital clubbing (80%) |
| Reproductive tract |
| Bilateral atresia or absence of vas deferens (>95% of males) |
