What lab tests, if any, would you order at this time and why? What diagnostic or imaging tests would you order and why?

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  1. What lab tests, if any, would you order at this time and why?
  2. What diagnostic or imaging tests would you order and why? 
A 27-year-old woman with no significant past medical or surgical history presents for evaluation after her gynecologist discovered a palpable mass in the right anterior neck
and was told to follow up with her PCP.
The patient was previously unaware of the mass and has not experienced neck pain, dysphagia, hoarseness, or compressive symptoms. She is not on any medications and
has NKDA. Family history is negative for thyroid carcinoma but several family members have goiters. The patient has no history of irradiation to the head or neck.
Physical examination reveals an enlarged thyroid with a 2.0-cm thyroid nodule on the right that moves with swallowing. There is no palpable cervical lymphadenopathy. The
rest of her exam is unremarkable.
Transcribed Image Text:A 27-year-old woman with no significant past medical or surgical history presents for evaluation after her gynecologist discovered a palpable mass in the right anterior neck and was told to follow up with her PCP. The patient was previously unaware of the mass and has not experienced neck pain, dysphagia, hoarseness, or compressive symptoms. She is not on any medications and has NKDA. Family history is negative for thyroid carcinoma but several family members have goiters. The patient has no history of irradiation to the head or neck. Physical examination reveals an enlarged thyroid with a 2.0-cm thyroid nodule on the right that moves with swallowing. There is no palpable cervical lymphadenopathy. The rest of her exam is unremarkable.
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