Pathology of the Neck

Pathology of the Neck
Abdomen Exam Prep

Pathology of the Neck

This lesson covers ultrasound evaluation of neck pathology, focusing on thyroid gland assessment using linear transducers and Doppler imaging. Students learn to identify normal thyroid anatomy, differentiate between diffuse parenchymal diseases like Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Graves' disease, and recognize suspicious characteristics of thyroid nodules that may indicate malignancy.

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31:50 lesson

Hello everyone and welcome to Prep's ultrasound Abdominal Registry Review course. I'm Jenna Laquerre, an A-R-D-M-S certified sonographer, and I'll be your guide through this exciting journey of general ultrasound. In this module, we will be reviewing pathology of the neck. When performing an ultrasound of the neck, uh, we want to make sure that we are positioning our patient appropriately. To get...

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