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Examination of thyroid
- enlarge thyroid known as a goitre
Examination
- Inspect
- Movement on swallowing
- Palpate from behind
- check for tenderness
- look over head for exophthalmos
- feel with swallow
- palpate
- shape
- size
- single / multiple
- texture
- thrill
- cervical lymph nodes
- From front
- Percuss
- lower limit of retrosternal extension
- Auscultate
Assess Thyroid status
- Inspect
- skin / face
- build
- dress
- appropriate for temperature
- behaviour
- Hands
- palms
- nails
- pulse
- hold outstretched to check for tremor
- Eyes
- conjunctiva
- lid lag
- double vision
- neurological
- rise from squatting
- reflexes - supinator / biceps
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