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88y · Female·Acute on chronic renal failure due to dehydration on a background of Lewy body d…
An 88-year-old woman with Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's disease and congestive cardiac failure died from acute kidney injury precipitated by severe dehydration in aged care. June 2020 blood tests showed mild hypernatra…
82y · Male·Ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease
An 82-year-old man with extensive medical comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, triple vessel coronary artery disease (previously bypass grafted), diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and dementia died suddenly i…
89y · Female·acute-on-chronic renal failure on a background of ischaemic heart disease, hyper…
An 89-year-old Aboriginal woman with chronic renal impairment and congestive cardiac failure was prescribed gentamicin intramuscularly for a urinary tract infection caused by Klebsiella aerogenes. Gentamicin is nephrotox…
79y · Female·Dilated cardiomyopathy with decompensated heart failure not appropriately treate…
A 79-year-old woman with severe COPD and heart failure presented with two weeks of nausea and vomiting. She was diagnosed with left ventricular failure (EF 33%) on day 1 of admission. Two cardiologists had key roles: Dr …
26y · Male·Cardiomegaly in a man with Prader-Willi syndrome
Caine David Knight, aged 26, died from cardiomegaly with right ventricular hypertrophy in the context of Prader-Willi syndrome and severe obesity. He had a complex medical history including obesity hypoventilation syndro…
73y · Male·Acute on chronic renal failure and multi-factorial encephalopathy in a man with …
A 73-year-old man with significant comorbidities (cirrhosis, dilated cardiomyopathy, chronic kidney disease) died in prison from acute-on-chronic renal failure, hepatic encephalopathy, and multiorgan failure. He was init…
64y · Male·End stage liver disease due to Hepatitis C and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Thomas Edward Schwartz, a 64-year-old prisoner, died from end-stage liver disease due to Hepatitis C and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. He was transferred from Wolston Correctional Centre to Princess Alexandra Hospit…
56y · Male·Liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma)
Phillip John Wust, a 56-year-old prisoner with chronic hepatitis C and cirrhosis, died from hepatocellular carcinoma. Serial imaging from 2018-2019 showed cirrhosis but no evidence of cancer until December 2019 when he p…
65y · Male·Cardiomegaly
Grant White, a 65-year-old man with cardiomegaly and severe mitral regurgitation living in Department of Health and Human Services disability accommodation, died from cardiomegaly on 11 September 2017. Two days before hi…
59y · Male·ischaemic heart disease in the context of acute-on-chronic kidney failure associ…
Arthur James Bonney, a 59-year-old prisoner with advanced cardiac disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes, underwent a CT scan with iodinated contrast on 30 July 2015 at Fiona Stanley Hospital. Critical failures oc…
31y · Female·incised wounds to the neck and arms
A 31-year-old illustrator with a recent onset of acute depression and suicidal ideation attended Fremantle Hospital ED via ambulance after GP referral on 12 May 2014. She had made a suicide attempt at a beach two days ea…
83y · Female·upper gastrointestinal bleed with haemodynamic compromise following anticoagulat…
Margaret Patricia Kenney, 83, died from upper gastrointestinal bleeding complicated by cardiac arrest while anticoagulated for atrial fibrillation. She had been diagnosed with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) in …
50y · Male·hepatic encephalopathy secondary to liver cirrhosis with background of hepatitis…
Joel Kenneth Anderson, aged 50, died from hepatic encephalopathy secondary to advanced liver cirrhosis complicated by hepatitis C and hepatocellular carcinoma. He presented to hospital with end-stage liver disease, ascit…
68y · Male·end stage liver failure due to hepatitis C
James William Miller, aged 68, died of end-stage liver failure due to hepatitis C while an inmate at Yatala Labour Prison, admitted to Mary Potter Hospice for terminal care. He had multiple comorbidities including prosta…
66y · Female·Blood loss due to tearing of the spleen and fractured ribs occasioned by a motor…
Nola Walker, a 66-year-old retired nurse, died from splenic rupture and haemorrhage caused by blunt force trauma from a motor vehicle accident. She was involved in a minor crash, assessed by paramedics who found normal v…
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