dc.contributor.author | Hoffman, M. Rebecca | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Meadows, Susan E. | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | A detailed history and exam, confirmation of euthyroid status, and imaging when appropriate is the best approach to euthyroid patients with thyroid enlargement in regions where goiters are not endemic. Ultrasound imaging is recommended in any case of diagnostic uncertainty. Evaluate dominant or suspicious nodules further, while diffuse goiters without symptoms require no further evaluation and can be followed clinically (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, expert opinion). | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/3633 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2007 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 56, no. 06 (June 2007): 479-480 | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | thyroid gland | eng |
dc.subject | ultrasound imaging | eng |
dc.subject | suppressive therapy | eng |
dc.subject | multinodular goiter | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Goiter -- Treatment | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Thyroid gland -- Diseases | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Thyroxine -- Therapeutic use -- Effectiveness | eng |
dc.title | What is the best approach to goiter for euthyroid patients? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |