NUR 3330 ROGER CLINTON MED SURG Room 306

Roger Clinton, 57-year-old male construction worker arrives at 0600 to be prepared for a partial thyroidectomy to determine if he has cancer. His past symptoms for three months have been that he noticed a slight hoarseness in speaking, a slight dry cough not related to a cold, and upon examination had a “pea-size lump on the center of his neck”. His Endocrinologist had a radioiodine scan performed that showed a suspicious area. The plan is to obtain a biopsy from several areas of the t...