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Parent Experience Of Hie And Hypothermia: A Call For Trauma Informed Care, Anna Sagaser, Betsy Pilon, Annie Goeller, Monica Lemmon, Alexa Craig Jan 2021

Parent Experience Of Hie And Hypothermia: A Call For Trauma Informed Care, Anna Sagaser, Betsy Pilon, Annie Goeller, Monica Lemmon, Alexa Craig

Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2021

Objective:

To assess parents’ experience of communication with the medical team and involvement with their infant during HIE treatment.


A Fatal Rectus Sheath Hematoma After A Myasthenia Crisis Case Report, Robert G. Michaud, Lesley B. Gordon Jul 2020

A Fatal Rectus Sheath Hematoma After A Myasthenia Crisis Case Report, Robert G. Michaud, Lesley B. Gordon

Journal of Maine Medical Center

Introduction: Rectus sheath hematomas (RSH) generally occur due to damage to the inferior epigastric artery. They are rare causes of abdominal pain or acute blood loss anemia, but are an important diagnostic consideration because they can be cryptic and are potentially fatal.

Clinical Findings: An 85-year-old female who had been admitted to the hospital for 10 days with a myasthenia crisis was found to be abruptly hypotensive with a tender abdominal mass in the left lower quadrant subtly crossing midline. She was on prophylactic anticoagulation during her hospitalization.

Main diagnosis, therapeutics, interventions, and outcomes: The patient was initially stabilized with …