Diagnosis of naturally-occurring Cushing's syndrome by primary care veterinarians in selected European countries
Testing protocols vary among PCVs. Almost 60% of respondents potentially screen dogs without consistent clinical signs, raising concerns for overdiagnosis. A proportion never attempt differentiation, which likely affects prognosis. Cases are rarely referred to a specialist, reflecting that Cushing's syndrome is mainly managed in primary care practices. These results suggest that there is room for further education of PCVs.
Authors
- Michaël Bennaim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9842-2257)
- Carolina Arenas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5071-7689)
- Federico Fracassi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3121-2199)
- María Dolores Pérez Alenza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0426-0083)
- Rodolfo Oliveira Leal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2463-4062)
- Carmel T. Mooney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8690-0776)
- Stefania Golinelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7763-3074)
- Sara Galac (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9159-5596)
- M Carvalho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5393-223X)
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Center for Veterinary Medicine (US)
- University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (NL)
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Norconsult (Norway) (NO)
- Hospital Clínico San Carlos (ES)
- Menescalia Centro Veterinario (ES)
- Centre Hospitalier Vétérinaire Frégis (FR)
- Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical (PT)
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.17166
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.83
Funders
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia