When typical clinical signs are not enough: overdiagnosis of canine hypothyroidism in Costa Rica

Canine hypothyroidism is the most common endocrine disease in dogs and is often overdiagnosed. The purpose of this study is to analyze the importance of testing TSH together with free Thyroxine (fT4) to differentiate between true hypothyroid cases and suspected cases with clinical signs suggestive o...

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Published in:	Revista Ciencias Veterinarias
Main Authors:	Esteban Castro, Esteban Marín, Randall Arguedas
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica 2024-07-01
Subjects:	hypothyroidism tsh ft4 overdiagnosis dogs thyroid gland hormone assays laboratory
Online Access:	https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/20372