26 results for “chronic cough”
54y · Male·Acute severe trauma sustained in a motor vehicle crash, including transected tho…
…ol consumption (blood alcohol 0.024 g/100mL), distraction from smoking/drinking while driving, a prolonged cough he had suffered for 8 weeks, or an undiagnosed cardiac event (he had 50% coronary artery narrowing). The c…
73y · Male·Combined effects of ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary di…
A 73-year-old man in prison custody died from combined ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He had a significant cardiac history including aortic repair and endocardi…
37y · Male·acute viral pneumonia secondary to swine flu (H1N1) infection of the lungs, exac…
Steven Andrew Forbes, age 37, died of acute viral pneumonia secondary to H1N1 influenza, complicated by chronic rheumatic heart disease. He died in police/correctional custody following arrest at hospital discharge fo…
27y · Male·Dextromethorphan toxicity
Mr ZJF, a 27-year-old man with a longstanding history of schizophrenia, polysubstance use disorder, and depression, died from dextromethorphan toxicity. He was subject to a Community Treatment Order at the time of death …
70y · Female·Unknown
…ive for alcohol, medications, and drugs of abuse. She had a history of COPD and presented to her GP with a cough in September 2016, declining chest X-ray. The coroner could not determine cause or manner of death. This c…
85y · Male·respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
…priate and death could not have been reasonably prevented. The treating team managed his complex acute-on-chronic respiratory disease appropriately according to expert review.
57y · Male·Small bowel obstruction due to mid small bowel volvulus
Peter Jamieson, a 57-year-old man with multiple chronic conditions including dysphagia and constipation, was residing in a disability care facility. On 6 July 20…
44y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
Christopher Hollens, a 44-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, traumatic brain injury, spastic paraparesis, and epilepsy, died of aspiration pneumonia af…
66y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease
…artery occlusion. On the morning of death, she presented with confusion, difficulty standing, and a chesty cough. Paramedics found normal vital signs and advised calling a locum doctor, who diagnosed a chest infection a…
82y · Female·Acute bronchopneumonia
…ged care with dementia, COPD, and diabetes, died from acute bronchopneumonia. She presented with fever and cough on 3 July 2014, was diagnosed with respiratory tract infection by Dr A., and prescribed antibiotics and ox…
91y · Male·complications of pneumonia
…is, a 91-year-old man in custody, died of pneumonia complicated by underlying ischaemic heart disease and chronic lung disease. He was transferred from the Aged Care and Rehabilitation Unit at Long Bay Hospital to the K…
67y · Male·aspiration pneumonia with contributing chronic schizophrenia
Robert Nicholas Hocking, a 67-year-old man with treatment-resistant chronic schizophrenia, died from aspiration pneumonia during his final hospitalization at Royal Adelaide Hospital…
61y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease in the setting of aspiration pneumonia in a man with Pra…
…eart disease complicated by aspiration pneumonia. He presented to hospital with vomiting, loose stools and cough, was diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia, deteriorated with hypotension requiring ICU admission for circul…
45y · Male·severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Troy Michael Conley, aged 45, died from severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) while imprisoned. He had developed progressive lung disease from occ…
55y · Male·bronchopneumonia complicating metastatic carcinoma of the right lung, with emphy…
…d of bronchopneumonia complicating metastatic lung carcinoma with emphysema, coronary atherosclerosis and chronic pancreatitis. He presented to the prison clinic on 15 March 2012 with chest pain, cough and sweats. Clini…
75y · Male·Carcinomatosis due to carcinoma of the left lung (metastatic adenocarcinoma)
…rectional centre medical staff multiple times from September 2010 with progressive shortness of breath and cough, initially attributed to his known asthma history. Although examined and monitored appropriately on each o…
38y · Male·coronary atherosclerosis
… and pulmonary edema. He collapsed in a drinking area after consuming alcohol while acutely ill with a bad cough. Police, believing him intoxicated, took him into protective custody. Although he reported chest pain and …
75y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of epilepsy and cerebral palsy
…disability accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia. He presented to hospital with fatigue, fever and cough on 18 October 2023 and was admitted with suspected sepsis. He rapidly deteriorated developing severe hypox…
54y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to Alzheimer's dementia complicating Down's Syndr…
… and had a long history of recurrent aspiration pneumonia. In November 2023, she presented with persistent cough and was treated for aspiration pneumonia as an outpatient on 1 November. Despite multiple GP reviews and a…
15y · Unknown·acute respiratory distress syndrome resulting from multi-organ failure as a cons…
…ion. The coroner found that Child A had been unwell for at least six months, with obvious signs including chronic cough, sputum, fever, night sweats, and severe weight loss. His father, Mr Awali, failed to seek medical …
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