What Technique Does a Nurse Use When Palpating the Right

question 35

Multiple Choice

What technique does a nurse use when palpating the right lobe of a patient's thyroid gland using the anterior approach?

• A) Pushes the cricoid process to the left with the right thumb
• B) Displaces the trachea to the right with the left thumb
• C) Manipulates the thyroid between the thumb and index finger
• D) Moves the sternocleidomastoid muscle to the right with the left thumb

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