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*What else might you find on clinical exam that will help you with your diagnosis?  

*What else might you find on clinical exam that will help you with your diagnosis?  

**<font color="white"> Shakespeare's history is typical of a cat with hyperthyroidism. Most hyperthyroid cats will have a palpatable goitre. The location of the thyroid gland is variable. Therefore, make sure to slide your fingers alongside the entire trachea, or you may miss it. </font>

**<font color="white"> Shakespeare's history and clinical exam is typical of a cat with hyperthyroidism. Most hyperthyroid cats will have a palpatable goitre. The location of the thyroid gland is variable. Therefore, make sure to slide your fingers alongside the entire trachea, or you may miss it. Shakespeare did have a palpatable goitre. </font>

*What would you do now?

*What would you do now?

*Click [[Clinical Case 1 - Page 2|here]] to see what the vet did.

*Click [[Clinical Case 1 - Page 2|here]] to see what the vet did.