Pediatric Exams: Normal and Abnormal Thyroid

A pediatric endocrinologist demonstrates a thyroid exam on a healthy child and patients with papillary thyroid cancer, thyroid nodule, and Graves’ disease and hyperthyroidism. Dr. Andrew Bauer, MD, an endocrinologist at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, demonstrates technique for the pediatric thyroid exam. In addition to performing an exam on a teenager with a normal, healthy thyroid, Dr. Bauer shows what to look for during exams on children with abnormal thyroids. Dr