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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis usually appear fatigued and have myxedema. Physical examination of patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis is usually remarkable for [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3]. | |||
== Physical Examination == | == Physical Examination == | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis usually appear fatigued and have myxedema. Physical examination of patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis is usually remarkable for [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
Physical Examination
Appearance of the Patient
- Patients with Haashimoto's thyroiditis usually appears fatigues and have Myxedema.
Vital Signs
- Low pulse (in hypothyroidism)
- Fast pulse (in hyperthyroidism)
Skin
- Dry skin
- Coarse hair
Head
- Puffy face
Throat
- Enlarged neck or presence of goiter
- Small or shrunken thyroid gland (late in the disease
Respiratory
- Bradypnea
Neurologic
- Slowed speech
- Slowed reflexes