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21. Thyroid hormones, drugs for treatment of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism Flashcards

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What can be reasons of HYPOthyroidism?

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  • deficiency of iodine
  • malfunction of the thyroid gland (primary hypothyroidism)
  • deficient output of TSH from the pituitary gland (secondary hypothyroidism)

more common in dogs

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Drug for treatment of HYPOthyroidism

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Levothyroxine

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Drug for treatment of HYPERthyroidism

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Methimazole
Side effects: liver damage
, emesis, immune mediated haemolytic anaemia, facial pruritis

Hyperthyroidism is more common in cats

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Signs of hypothyroidism

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