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March 2025
Institute for Health Care Management and Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Background: Supplementing outpatient medical care with the use of video consultations could, among other benefits, improve access, especially in structurally disadvantaged areas.
Objective: This claims data analysis, carried out as part of the German research project "Preference-based use of video consultation in urban and rural regions," aimed to analyze the use of video consultations and the characteristics of its user groups.
Methods: Claims data from 3 Statutory Health Insurance Funds (SHIFs) and 4 Associations of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (ASHIPs) from the period April 2017 to the end of 2020 were used.
J Avian Med Surg
March 2025
Centro Veterinario Los Sauces, Madrid 28010, Spain.
A seven-month-old male blue and yellow macaw () was presented with an inability to move the maxillary beak after flying into a clothesline. Unsuccessful attempts to reduce the beak were performed, first by the owner at home and later within the same day by the referring veterinarian under general anesthesia. The patient was referred for assessment and treatment 5 days later.
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March 2025
Avian & Exotics Service, NSW, Australia 2084.
In cases in which vision cannot be restored and the eye is a source of pain, removal of the eye may be indicated. In mammals, enucleation is the most common procedure performed; however, due to the distinct anatomical features of the avian eye, evisceration may be the preferred method in these species. The large globe size and rigid sclera leave the bird with a large sunken eye socket, which may cause the bird to become unbalanced and is not cosmetically appealing.
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March 2025
Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, Pernambuco 52171-130, Brazil,
Respiratory disease is common in psittacine birds; thus, having evidence-based methods to evaluate clinical cases is important for confirming a diagnosis. The purpose of this study was to describe the computed tomographic characteristics of the normal lung parenchyma of wild blue and yellow macaws (), including measuring lung volume and normal radiographic attenuation of the lung parenchyma. Ten blue and yellow macaws from a wildlife center were used for this study.
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