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29y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (pregabalin, dihydrocodeine, tramadol, temazepam, lorazep…
A 29-year-old man with class III obesity died from combined drug toxicity involving pregabalin, dihydrocodeine, tramadol, temazepam, and lorazepam. He engaged in prescription medication abuse over 12 months, consulting a…
72y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in the setting of chronic aspiration in a man with mixed Alzhei…
A 72-year-old man with mixed Alzheimer's and alcohol-related dementia died of bronchopneumonia secondary to chronic aspiration in a psychogeriatric facility. He had severe ischaemic heart disease and prostate cancer. Des…
63y · Female·Cardiomegaly in a woman with aortic stenosis
Elizabeth Joy Whelan, a 63-year-old woman with developmental delay and autism-like traits, died from cardiomegaly secondary to aortic stenosis while residing in a Department of Health and Human Services group home. She h…
93y · Male·Complications following colectomy for Clostridium difficile pancolitis in the se…
A 93-year-old man with a history of antibiotic use for a neck abscess developed diarrhoea during hospitalisation. Despite testing negative for Clostridium difficile at St Vincent's Hospital, he was transferred to a rural…
74y · Female·Cardio-renal failure due to gangrene of calculous gallbladder, with significant …
An elderly woman with a documented penicillin allergy, wearing a MedicAlert bracelet, presented to emergency with respiratory distress and chest pain. She was administered intravenous Ampicillin without allergy verificat…
9y · Male·Disseminated melioidosis
William Bligh, a 9-year-old boy from Palm Island, died from disseminated melioidosis on 24 February 2013. He presented with fever and cough from 2 February, initially assessed as viral illness. Over 11 days, he was revie…
59y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to left deep calf vein thrombosis
Colin Eric Betts, a 59-year-old man with alcoholic dementia and Korsakoff's syndrome, died from pulmonary thromboembolism due to left deep calf vein thrombosis while detained in a psychiatric hospital. He was on multiple…
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