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NECK SELF-EXAMINATION for POSSIBLE GOITER
Self-palpation of the thyroid gland
When to say
One hand and/or two hands
you have a
GOITER?
NECK SELF-EXAMINATION for POSSIBLE GOITER
Feel for bump or lump on swallowing
When to say
Enlargement or nodule/s?
you have a
GOITER?
YOU HAVE A
GOITER!
NECK SELF-EXAMINATION for POSSIBLE GOITER Presence of a
Self-palpation of the side of neck palpable lymph node
When to say
for possible lymph node enlargement may constitute a
you have a suspect for a
GOITER? THYROID CANCER!
Thus, GOITER!
How to do self-examination to check if GOITER is
present or not?
When to say
you have a Aside from Neck Self-Examination to check if GOITER
GOITER? is present, particularly if NSE is normal, check if you
have symptoms that may suggest abnormality in the
thyroid gland, especially the functional one such as
HYPERTHYROIDISM and HYPOTHYROIDISM. If positive, you may
have a GOITER.
Check if you have
• sudden weight loss despite good appetite HYPERTHYROIDISM
• palpitations
• chronic fatigue and tiredness HYPOTHYROIDISM
SO, when to say you have a GOITER?
When to say
Upon NECK SELF-EXAMINATION plus feeling for GOITER
you have a symptomatology, you say you have a GOITER if
GOITER?
• Your thyroid is enlarged.
• Your thyroid contains nodule/s.
• There is a palpable neck node which can be a part of a thyroid
cancer.
• There are symptoms suggestive of HYPERTHYROIDISM
(particularly, sudden weight loss and palpitation).
• There are symptoms suggestive of HYPOTHYROIDISM (particularly,
chronic fatigue and tiredness).
Another situation in which you can say you have a GOITER is when a
physician examines your neck for whatever reason and found
When to say
you have a • Your thyroid is enlarged.
GOITER? • Your thyroid contains nodule/s.
• There is a palpable neck node which can be a part of a thyroid
cancer.
• There are symptoms suggestive of HYPERTHYROIDISM
(particularly, sudden weight loss and palpitation).
• There are symptoms suggestive of HYPOTHYROIDISM (particularly,
chronic fatigue and tiredness).
Another situation in which you can say you have Functional abnormality –
a GOITER is when diagnostic tests that were whether the thyroid
When to say gland is secreting too
done for whatever reasons show abnormalities
you have a in the thyroid gland (in the realms of FUNCTION
much or too little thyroid
hormones
GOITER? and STRUCTURE). (HYERTHYROIDISM or
HYPOTHYROIDISM).
The initial diagnostic tests are commonly the
following:
• Thyroid function tests (such as FT3, FT4, TSH) Structural abnormality –
whether the thyroid
• Thyroid ultrasound gland is diffusely
enlarged or there are
nodules or masses
(either CANCER or NOT
CANCER).
SO, what’s NEXT after you have discovered a possible or Reminders:
evident GOITER in your monthly NECK SELF-
When to say EXAMINATION? You should
you have a know how to
GOITER? GO SEE A THYROID SPECIALIST RIGHT AWAY! do NECK
SELF-EXAM.
A THYROID specialist in the Philippines at the present
time can be an endocrinologist, a general surgeon or an You should
ENT. do MONTHLY
DO NOT HAVE TESTS DONE WITHOUT SEEING A THYROID NECK SELF-
SPECIALIST FIRST WHO WILL EXAMINE and PALPATE YOUR EXAM as a
NECK TO VERIFY YOUR FINDINGS . The TESTS may not be health habit.
necessary after the THYROID specialist’s examination!
What will a THYROID SPECIALIST do to you upon Depending on the
When to say consultation? DIAGNOSIS, the
following
you have a
The thyroid specialist will make a DIAGNOSIS recommendations
GOITER? statement based on physical examination and may ensue:
symptom data. Then, he/she will make Observe and do
recommendations on what to do next. further self-
monitoring and
You should expect the following: specialist’s
explanation of findings & diagnosis; allayance of monitoring;
fear and anxiety; queries answered; informed diagnostic tests;
consent for decided treatment obtained. medications;
operation; etc.
SO, when to say you have a GOITER?
When to say
Upon NECK SELF-EXAMINATION plus feeling for GOITER
you have a symptomatology, you say you have a GOITER if
GOITER? Summary
• Your thyroid is enlarged. Take Away
• Your thyroid contains nodule/s.
• There is a palpable neck node which can be a part of a thyroid
cancer.
• There are symptoms suggestive of HYPERTHYROIDISM
(particularly, sudden weight loss and palpitation).
• There are symptoms suggestive of HYPOTHYROIDISM (particularly,
chronic fatigue and tiredness).
Then, have your findings be validated by a THYROID specialist
through the same processes:
When to say
you have a Summary
GOITER? Take Away
• Your thyroid is enlarged.
• Your thyroid contains nodule/s.
• There is a palpable neck node which can be a part of a thyroid
cancer.
• There are symptoms suggestive of HYPERTHYROIDISM
(particularly, sudden weight loss and palpitation).
• There are symptoms suggestive of HYPOTHYROIDISM (particularly,
chronic fatigue and tiredness).
Then, let your trusted THYROID specialist do the
following: Summary
When to say Take Away
you have a The thyroid specialist will make a DIAGNOSIS
GOITER? statement based on physical examination and
symptom data. Then, he/she will make
recommendations on what to do next.