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Age, sex, weight, presenting complaints, diagnostics, diagnosis, and outcome were summarized with descriptive statistics. Associations between these factors and survival to discharge were evaluated for prognosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sc_a3\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Frequently presenting complaints were lethargy (109 of 242 [45%]) and anorexia (97 of 242 [40%]). Females more often presented with celomic distension (12 of 100 [12%]) and were diagnosed with reproductive disease (11 of 100 [11%]). Of the BDs evaluated, 140 of 242 (57.9%) BDs survived to discharge, with equal survival between males (72 of 110 [56.9%]) and females (54 of 100 [54%]). Survival was more common when BDs presented with ocular signs (OR, 0.09 [95% CI, 0.01 to 0.69]). Nonsurvival was more common when BDs presented with lethargy (OR, 2.85 [95% CI, 1.68 to 4.83]), anorexia (OR, 2.36 [95% CI, 1.39 to 4.00]), or poor body condition (OR, 3.94 [95% CI, 1.36 to 11.451]) or were diagnosed with celomic effusion (OR, 6.67 [95% CI, 1.85 to 24.07]), anorexia of unknown cause (OR, 2.79 [95% CI, 1.41 to 5.52]), or lethargy of unknown cause (OR, 2.35 [95% CI, 1.19 to 4.63]).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sc_a4\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>BDs presented with vague clinical signs. Survival was less likely when a diagnosis could not be reached, required extensive testing, or required surgical intervention.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sc_a5\">\n                    <jats:title>Clinical Relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Knowledge of presenting complaints, diagnoses, and their prognosis enables veterinarians to provide targeted care for BD emergencies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2460\/ajvr.25.03.0095","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,23]],"date-time":"2025-12-23T13:36:28Z","timestamp":1766496988000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) presenting for emergency evaluation with lethargy and anorexia are less likely to survive to discharge"],"prefix":"10.2460","volume":"87","author":[{"given":"Emily","family":"Budas","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, Grafton, MA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Cynthia R. 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