Required pre-reading

Please ensure you have read the following before the first session with this patient:

  1. Hyperthyroidism and Thyrotoxicosis
  2. Thyroidectomy procedure and complications

Recommended references

The following are recommended scholarly articles relating to this patient:

  1. Haring CM, Cools BM, van der Meer JW, Postma CT. Student performance of the general physical examination in internal medicine: an observational study. BMC Medical Education. 2014;14:73. doi:10.1186/1472-6920-14-73.
  2. Smith TJ. Neck and Thyroid Examination. In: Walker HK, Hall WD, Hurst JW, editors. Clinical Methods: The History, Physical, and Laboratory Examinations. 3rd edition. Boston: Butterworths; 1990. Chapter 138. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK244/
  3. Talley, N. and O'Connor, S. (2018). Talley & O'Connor's Clinical Examination. 8th ed. Elsevier Australia.
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