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Clinical evaluation
| Area | Details covered |
|---|---|
| Patient details | Age, sex |
| Presenting symptoms and past history | Duration, type of symptom, menstrual disorders, family history, drug history |
| General physical examination | Weight, BP, pulse rate, pallor, respiratory rate, pedal edema, lymphadenopathy, myopathy, ophthalmopathy |
| Local examination of the neck | Goiter: grade, type (diffuse or nodular), mobility, bruit Cervical lymphadenopathy |
