This week we talk to Hattie Syme, professor of internal medicine here at the RVC about hyperthyroidism and azotaemia.  Hattie’s main research is in chronic kidney disease, hypertension and hyperthyroidism and thankfully we could speak to her today touching on a couple of her favourite topics. We hope to get her back soon to the podcast.

If you are in the UK and have a patient that you might think benefit from radioactive iodine therapy then you can find out more information here:  http://www.rvc.ac.uk/small-animal-referrals/advanced-techniques-and-specialist-procedures/radioactive-iodine-i131-therapy

Suggested reading. (links to free full text on line)

Survival and the development of azotaemia after treatment of hyperthyroid cats https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20649748

Association of iatrogenic hypothyroidism with azotemia and reduced survival time in cats treated for hyperthyroidism

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20695989

Evaluation of predictors for the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism in cats

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21985139

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