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A lady with a long stading thyroid nodule is planned for a subtotoal thyroidectomy. Before the surgery the surgeon must check/ do

A
Serum Calcium levels
B
Serum PTH assay
C
Indirect Larngoscopy
D
Iodine 131 scan
High-Yield Explanation
Answer- C. Indirect LarngoscopyNerve Damage to recurrent / superior laryngeal nerve is a known complication of thyroidectomy.Hence it is impoant to document the state ofthe vocal cords before surgery to prevent litigation liability.

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