To perform auscultation of a patient's thyroid gland,you would place the bell of your stethoscope over the

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If the thyroid is enlarged,auscultation should be performed.The nurse stands in front of the patient,places the stethoscope over the right thyroid lobe,auscultates for bruits,and finally repeats the procedure on the left lobe.The thyroid isthmus is the band of tissue connecting the right and left thyroid lobes; however,it is not involved in auscultation of the thyroid gland.Options "c" and "d" are included in auscultation of the thyroid gland.

To Perform Auscultation of a Patient's Thyroid Gland,you Would Place