Palpable Thyroid: Sensitivity and Specificity
Introduction:
None written. Excerpt from the entry in Goiter:
WHO 1960 criteria: lobes larger than the terminal phalanges of the thumb, or gland visible
WHO 1960 criteria: lobes larger than the terminal phalanges of the thumb, or gland visible
in schoolage children, in areas of iodine deficiency
Associated Diagnoses:
56% sensitive, 76% specific
80% sensitive, 29% specific
Accuracy not specified