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What are the normal characteristics of a palpable node?
What are the normal characteristics of a palpable node?
- Medium-sized, 1.5 cm, immobile, firm, painful
- Large, 2 cm, fixed, tender, deep
- Tiny, 0.5 cm, squishy, tender, superficial
- Small, 1 cm, mobile, soft, nontender (correct)
How should the trachea be displaced when palpating the right thyroid lobe using the anterior approach?
How should the trachea be displaced when palpating the right thyroid lobe using the anterior approach?
- To the right (correct)
- To the left
- Downwards
- Upwards
What technique is used to palpate the right thyroid lobe when the patient tilts their head to the right?
What technique is used to palpate the right thyroid lobe when the patient tilts their head to the right?
- Displace trachea to left
- Displace trachea to right
- Slide fingers to left
- Slide fingers to right (correct)
What are normal findings when palpating thyroid tissue?
What are normal findings when palpating thyroid tissue?
What should a healthcare provider listen for when auscultating a palpable thyroid gland?
What should a healthcare provider listen for when auscultating a palpable thyroid gland?
Which approach is used to palpate the left lobe of the thyroid when the patient tilts their head to the left?
Which approach is used to palpate the left lobe of the thyroid when the patient tilts their head to the left?
What is the normal consistency when palpating the head?
What is the normal consistency when palpating the head?
Which of the following facial movements is considered a deviation from normal?
Which of the following facial movements is considered a deviation from normal?
What could an increased head circumference in a young child indicate?
What could an increased head circumference in a young child indicate?
What does sunken eyes, cheeks, and temples indicate?
What does sunken eyes, cheeks, and temples indicate?
Which of the following abnormalities should be noted when inspecting the eyes?
Which of the following abnormalities should be noted when inspecting the eyes?
What is a deviation from normal when inspecting facial features?
What is a deviation from normal when inspecting facial features?
When inspecting the neck, which of the following would be considered a deviation from normal?
When inspecting the neck, which of the following would be considered a deviation from normal?
While palpating the neck, what could be a sign of deviation from normal findings?
While palpating the neck, what could be a sign of deviation from normal findings?
Which lymph nodes are normally not palpable, especially during neck examination?
Which lymph nodes are normally not palpable, especially during neck examination?
During inspection of the neck, what could indicate a normal finding?
During inspection of the neck, what could indicate a normal finding?
Which action would be most appropriate when palpating the supraclavicular nodes?
Which action would be most appropriate when palpating the supraclavicular nodes?
What would be a deviation from normal when inspecting the neck in the hyperextended position?
What would be a deviation from normal when inspecting the neck in the hyperextended position?
