You are palpating a patient's thyroid and find that its broadest dimension measures 4 cm. The right lobe is 25% larger than the left. These data would indicate:
a. a congenital anomaly.
b. a multinodular goiter.
c. a normal thyroid gland.
d. thyroiditis.
C
The situation described is most likely a normal finding; the right lobe of the thyroid gland is typ-ically 25% larger than the left and measures 4 cm. The other choices produce enlargements beyond these normal findings.
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