Veterinarian training courses library : Cat / Endocrinology
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- 4 Treatments: Anti-thyroid medications / Iodine-restricted diet / Surgical / Radioactive iodine
- Pro and cons of each treatment
- Renal function and iatrogenic hypothyroidism
- Dogs?
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- Definitions
- Reasoning of testing
- Clinical signs
- Tests
- Uncommon tests
- Canine hyperthyroidism?
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- Definition of DKA
- History and presentation
- Diagnostics
- Treatment: Fluids, Electrolytes correction, Other supportive treatment, Insulin
- Dealing with insulin complications
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- Brief introduction to insulinoma: what is it and diagnosis
- Initial stabilisation
- Surgery
- Medical treatment & Palliative
- Survival
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- Understand the pathophysiology of hypersomatotropism and acromegaly
- Be familiar with the different clinical presentations associated with feline hypersomatotropism
- Be able to diagnose the disease and offer the different treatment options
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- Perform correctly a diagnosis of the disease (part 2)
- Be aware of the various treatment options along with the side effects that each can carry
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- Discuss the pathophysiology of disease
- Understand the differences between dogs and cats
- Identify the clinical signs
- Perform correctly a diagnosis (part1)
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- Explain the effect of hyperthyroidism on the kidney
- Discuss the negative effects of remaining hyperthyroid on progression of CKD
- Explain the importance of iatrogenic hypothyroidism and the effect on azotaemia and survival
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- Be familiar with the recent classification of systemic hypertension
- Be able to detect the clinical signs associated with systemic hypertension
- Remember the main causes of systemic hypertension in dogs and cats
- Know how to treat and monitor the clinical response
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- Understand the physiology of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and the systemic effects of aldosterone
- Identify the signs associated with feline hyperaldosteronism
- Learn how to diagnose the disease and what treatment options are available
Teaching goals available soonDr. Frédérique BERNAERTSVideo time : 30 min + MCQDipl. ECVIM-CAGeneral internal medicine EndocrinologyTeaching goals
- Diabetes mellitus in cats is a common endocrine disease in this species. It is less easy to diagnose than in dogs, given the stress hyperglycaemia encountered in consultation.
- Stress hyperglycemia in cats
- Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Monitoring blood sugar
Teaching goals
- When to suspect hyperthyroidism?
- What diagnostics?
- What treatment?
- Hyperthyroidism and chronic renal failure: a delicate balance
- Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of hyperthyroid cats
