"Most North American patients have small thyroids (15-20 gm in weight) & thus closer to the midline. If [clinician] fingers [during exam] are too lateral, they might not detect the contours of the ... thyroid," says #StanfordMed25's Neil Gesundheit. t.co/z1zULFM5Vt t.co/jTtVKzjZa8