Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following:

• Background information
• Diagnosis
  • How to assess a person with a neck lump.
• Management
  • How to manage a person with a neck lump.
• An optional quiz to assess your learning from the course.
• An audit suggestion.
• A list of useful links and resources for further reading.

Goals

During this course you will learn to:

• Identify a neck lump and make a provisional diagnosis of the cause of the neck lump.
• Initiate investigations in primary care, where appropriate.
• Manage the cause of the neck lump in primary care, where appropriate.
• Arrange referral within an appropriate timescale to a relevant specialist, if necessary.

Audit Suggestions

Topics covered