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To palpate the thyroid gland, position the patient comfortably, usually seated or standing. Standing behind the patient, place your fingers on the lower part of the neck, just below the Adam's apple (thyroid cartilage). Ask the patient to swallow; as they do so, feel for the thyroid isthmus and lateral lobes, noting any enlargement, nodules, or tenderness. Ensure to compare both sides for symmetry.
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How would you use palpate in a sentence?
I could not palpate the patient's radial pulse.When doctors examine the abdomen, they palpate the organs and structures for any abnormalities.To palpate means to use your hands to examine a patient's body.
What is the palpate fish called in Malayalam?
palpate fish = akoli
How do you palate the thyroid?
To palpate the thyroid gland, have the patient sit or stand comfortably with their neck slightly extended. Using your fingers, locate the cricoid cartilage, which is just below the Adam's apple, and then move your fingers down to find the thyroid isthmus, typically at the level of the second and third tracheal rings. Gently press laterally to feel the right and left lobes of the thyroid, assessing for size, consistency, nodules, or tenderness. It's important to ask the patient to swallow during palpation, as this allows the thyroid to move and makes it easier to assess.
What are you going to palpate when the patient has urinary retention?
the bladder for distention, what else would you need to palpate.
Is the patella and tibial tuberosity easy to palpate?
Yes, they are.
What is another word for palpate?
Touch,feel,examine with the hands
Where can you not palpate on a living person?
Directly palpating the eyes would not be recommended, and boys might resist their testicles being palpated other than very gently, for they are very sensitive to pressure.
When you palpate a spine what bone do you feel?
You are feeling the spinous process of your vertebrae.
Why is thumb not used to palpate for an artery prior to sampling?
The thumb has a pulse.
Which muscle do you palpate when you extended your hip and stand up?
gluteus maximus
Where is the radial pulse location in the human body?
At the wrist, under the thumb where hand meets wrist. Palpate there where the radius or radial bone is located. Do not use your thumb to palpate since it has it's own pulse.
What is the meaning for en-thyroid?
en thyroid means- made up of thyroid....or "in thyroid"
