Physical Exam Findings Predicting Thyroid Carcinoma - Likelihood Ratios If goiter is present: • Cervical adenopathy - LR +15.4 • Fixation to surrounding tissues - LR +10.5 • Vocal cord paralysis - LR +11.3 If nodule is present: • Cervical adenopathy - LR +7.2 • Fixation to surrounding tissues - LR +7.8 • Vocal cord paralysis - LR +17.9 Satya Patel, MD @SatyaPatelMD #Thyroid #Carcinoma #PhysicalExam #Likelihood #LRs #diagnosis
