Canine Thyroid Diagnostic Testing, Interpretation and Dosing
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Testing overview for canine thyroid disorder This publication is extracted from Diana Laverdure’s and my book The Canine Thyroid Epidemic: Answers You Need for Your Dog. Thyroid disease is complex and diagnosis of hypothyroidism is difficult to achieve. So, I believe everyone in the veterinary community can benefit from understanding why specific diagnostic tests are necessary in order to make an accurate diagnosis of hypothyroidism, and how proper interpretation of those tests is as much an “art” as it is a science.
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تاریخ انتشار 2015