Intravenous administration of levothyroxine for treatment of suspected myxedema coma complicated by severe hypothermia in a dog

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 216, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 713-717

  Henik, Rosemary A ^a   Dixon, Russell M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

LEVOTHYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DOG; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MYXEDEMA; NONHUMAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WARMING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; COMA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HYPOTHERMIA; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MYXEDEMA; THYROXINE;

EID: 0034161901     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2000.216.713     Document Type: Article

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