Doctors listen for air movement and abnormal lung sounds (rales, wheezes, rhonchi) which can indicate a disease or problem in the lungs.
GoiterGoiter - enlarged thyroid is an enlargement of the thyroid gland. The gland can be generally enlarged or have multiple growths (nodules) leading to enlargement of the whole thyroid gland. The latter is termed multinodular goiter (MNGMNG - Multinodular goiter; enlarged thyroid that contains multiple nodules). There are two forms of multinodular goiter: 1) nontoxic MNGNontoxic MNG - multinodular goiter that produces normal levels of thyroid hormone and 2) toxic MNG.
A blood test may also show if you have an autoimmune disease that caused your goiter. An ultrasound uses sound waves to show pictures of your thyroid on a screen. A fine-needle biopsy is done to get a tissue sample from your thyroid gland for testing. A thyroid scan is done to take pictures of your thyroid gland.