Successful conservative management of multiple skull fracture and quadrate-mandibular medial luxation in a blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna)

Abstract Background We present a case of beak trauma not previously been reported in a blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) and its successful conservative treatment.Several cases of fractures affecting the mandibular, maxillary and maxillofacial bones and pterygo-palatine dislocations, which have been studied using traditional radiology and CT; ho

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Development of an electronic health record-based chronic kidney disease registry to promote population health management

Abstract Background Electronic health record (EHR) based chronic kidney disease (CKD) registries are central to population health strategies to improve CKD care.In 2015, Partners Healthcare System (PHS), encompassing multiple academic and community hospitals and outpatient care facilities in Massachusetts, developed an EHR-based CKD registry to ide

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