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→Missed Concepts
=Missed Concepts=
=Missed Concepts=
*Workup of thyroid nodule almost always ends with FNA, the one exception is '''a patient without suspicious US findings or cancer risk factors, a low TSH, and a hot nodule on 123-Iodine scan (toxic adenoma).''' For these patients '''go straight to treatment (Methimazole pretreatment to achieve euthyroid > RF ablation vs. surgery)'''
*Workup of thyroid nodule almost always ends with FNA, the one exception is '''a patient without suspicious US findings or cancer risk factors, a low TSH, and a hot nodule on 123-Iodine scan (toxic adenoma).''' For these patients '''go straight to treatment (Methimazole pretreatment to achieve euthyroid > RF ablation vs. surgery)'''
=Hypercalcemia=
*H&P:
*Dx: Best initial test is '''PTH'''
*Tx: