The Preoperative Testing Regimen for Diagnosing Thyroid Disorders Follows a Structured

question 8

Multiple Choice

The preoperative testing regimen for diagnosing thyroid disorders follows a structured plan of history taking,neck palpation,imaging scans,and fine needle aspiration.Select the statement that is an appropriate description of a thyroid diagnostic study.

• A) Palpation: determines size, contour, swallowing function, lymph nodes, and bruits.
• B) Fluoroscopy-guided fine needle aspiration: typically performed for frozen section.
• C) Ultrasonic scans: the treatment of choice to evaluate thyroid nodules.
• D) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) scans: evaluate local invasion of the tumor nodules within the thyroid capsule.