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Review
. 2014 Aug 20:5:85-96.
doi: 10.2147/VMRR.S39985. eCollection 2014.

Diagnosis and management of feline hyperthyroidism: current perspectives

Heather H Vaske  1 , Thomas Schermerhorn  1 , Laura Armbrust  1 , Gregory F Grauer  1
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Review

Diagnosis and management of feline hyperthyroidism: current perspectives

Heather H Vaske et al. Vet Med (Auckl). .

Abstract

Previous and ongoing research has provided insights to the pathophysiology and diagnosis of hyperthyroidism as well as new treatment modalities. This paper reviews the etiology, clinical presentation, and clinicopathologic changes associated with hyperthyroidism, and provides a thorough explanation of confirmatory testing and treatment options.

Keywords: diagnosis; feline hyperthyroidism; management.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors (HH Vaske, and GF Grauer) currently have research funding from Hill’s Pet Nutrition. The authors have no further conflicts of interest in this work.

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Figure 1
Cat with bilateral hyperthyroidism as seen by uptake of pertechnetate in both hyperplastic thyroid glands. Notes: Note the region of interest around the left zygomatic molar salivary gland, as well as mild pertechnetate uptake in the gastric mucosa. The left thyroid to left zygomatic molar salivary gland ratio is 6.93. Abbreviations: A, thyroid gland; B, zygomatic salivary gland; Cts, counts; L, left; R, right.
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