Cats Don't Read Textbooks: The Conundrums of Diagnosing Feline Hyperthyroidism

Presented by Dr. St. Denis on November 22nd, 2022

FEATURED IN THIS WEBINAR: The TRUFORMA Diagnostic System

0:00 Introduction
0:34 PROGRAM AGENDA
2:09 ROLE OF THYROID GLANDS
4:01 RISK FACTORS
5:09 COMMON STATEMENTS
5:59 CLINICAL SIGNS
9:02 AGE RELATED CHANGES OR DISEASE?
9:33 DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES
11:20 MINIMUM DATABASE SENIOR CARE
11:54 DIAGNOSIS
13:17 COMORBIDITIES
13:56 CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD)
15:29 INTERNATIONAL RENAL INTEREST SOCIETY
16:20 CAN SDMA PREDICT AZOTEMIA POST FHT-TX?
18:12 RETINAL HYPERTENSION
19:27 CARDIAC DISEASE
20:38 HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY & FHT
23:35 ADDITIONAL THYROID TESTING
24:20 CANINE VS FELINE ISH
25:57 TECHNOLOGY BEHIND TRUFORMA
34:11 TREATMENT OPTIONS
35:03 ORAL OR TRANSDERMAL MEDICATION
38:41 RADIOACTIVE IODINE PREDICTING HYPO- VS HYPERTHYROID OUTCOMES
39:49 DIETARY MANAGEMENT
41:03 SURGICAL THYROIDECTOMY
42:31 RADIOACTIVE IODINE & ISH
43:22 IATROGENIC HYPOTHYROIDISM
44:38 MONITORING TREATED FHT PATIENTS
45:53 MICROMANAGING TT4 TO PRESERVE KIDNEY FUNCTION
47:59 IRIS STAGE 1 AND 2
49:05 CONCLUSIONS