You Are Palpating a Patient's Thyroid and Find That Its

question 31

Multiple Choice

You are palpating a patient's thyroid and find that its broadest dimension measures 4 cm. The right lobe is 25% larger than the left. These data indicate

• A)a congenital anomaly.
• B)a normal thyroid gland.
• C)a multinodular goiter.
• D)thyroiditis.
• E)a hypothyroid goiter.

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