38 results for “ketoacidosis”
29y · Male·Diabetic ketoacidosis
…fasting blood tests for the following day. Mr Hodgson was found deceased the next morning from diabetic ketoacidosis with markedly elevated glucose (45 mmol/L). The coroner found that performing a bedside finger-prick gl…
46y · Male·Complications of chronic alcoholism and hypertension
…sy revealed fatty liver disease, enlarged heart, and elevated ketoacid levels consistent with alcoholic ketoacidosis (AKA)—a potentially fatal metabolic condition occurring after sudden alcohol cessation. The coroner fou…
75y · Female·Infective complications of a left hand injury with diabetic ketoacidosis
…left hand wound sustained in a fall from a ladder in November 2023, complicated by undiagnosed diabetic ketoacidosis. Despite family encouragement to seek medical attention, she declined treatment, claiming falsely to ha…
33y · Male·ketoacidosis, likely alcoholic ketoacidosis
Thomas David Martin, aged 33, died of ketoacidosis between 1-2 April 2021 at Common Ground, a supported accommodation facility in Hobart. He had a long hi…
37y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury complicating aspiration of gastric contents
… she vomited, became unresponsive, and suffered cardiac arrest. Post-mortem revealed probable alcoholic ketoacidosis with elevated 3-hydroxybutyrate and evidence of chronic alcohol use. She had a documented history of ho…
Female·diabetic ketoacidosis
Patricia Chan died on 25 August 2006 from diabetic ketoacidosis following dental extraction four days earlier. She had type 2 diabetes. Her condition deteriorated over…
49y · Male·Diabetes Mellitus and the Consequences thereof
…r 30 years with severe complications including bilateral amputations, Fournier's gangrene, and diabetic ketoacidosis. Recently diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer with six-month life expectancy, he was transferre…
38y · Male·Diabetic ketoacidosis secondary to pyelonephritis in a man with insulin dependen…
…ess, gastroparesis, seizures, chronic kidney disease and peripheral vascular disease died from diabetic ketoacidosis precipitated by pyelonephritis. He had vomited the day before admission and presented in cardiac arrest…
55y · Male·Diabetic ketoacidosis
CM, a 55-year-old man with severe congenital disabilities and Type 2 Diabetes, died from diabetic ketoacidosis while residing in a disability support facility. In the week preceding death, he experienced reduced ap…
66y · Male·Complications of excess alcohol intake in a man with heart disease
…gnosed mild heart disease. Post-mortem toxicology showed ethanol 0.16 g/100mL and evidence of alcoholic ketoacidosis (elevated beta-hydroxybutyrate). He was on melatonin, indomethacin, mirtazapine and tramadol for pain, …
48y · Female·Aspiration of stomach contents and pneumonia, following cardiac arrest
…abetes, died from aspiration of stomach contents and pneumonia. She presented to hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and coffee-ground vomit, which raised concern for gastrointestinal bleeding. Clinical management …
64y · Male·Subdural haematoma with mass effect following thrombolysis for acute myocardial …
… mental illness, chronic alcohol misuse, and previous traumatic brain injury was admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis and acute kidney injury. He developed acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) and received thrombolysis aft…
24y · Female·diabetic ketoacidosis in the setting of diabetes mellitus
Kylie Anne Lightfoot, a 24-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes, died from diabetic ketoacidosis. She presented to Dr S.'s practice on 4 May 2007 with abdominal pain, having not checked her blood suga…
62y · Male·Diabetic ketoacidosis in a man with coronary atherosclerosis and cardiomegaly
…ia. Phillip deteriorated rapidly at home that evening with altered mental status and died from diabetic ketoacidosis with concurrent coronary atherosclerosis. The coroner found that performing a fingerprick glucose test …
45y · Male·Diabetic ketoacidosis with multi-organ failure caused by pneumonia
…gns including tachycardia, he left before seeing a doctor and died at home 12 hours later from diabetic ketoacidosis with pneumonia and multi-organ failure. The critical failure was the triage nurse not notifying the med…
41y · Male·complications of acute alcohol intoxication
…ol consumption after police intervention, suggesting death resulted from alcohol-induced complications (ketoacidosis, cardiac arrhythmia, positional asphyxia) rather than acute toxicity alone. Better assessment protocols…
75y · Female·Renal failure and ketoacidosis in a woman with chronic alcoholism and type 2 dia…
A 75-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and chronic alcoholism died from renal failure and ketoacidosis at home. She was isolated, dependent on her elderly husband for care, and living in squalor. Over 20 di…
17y · Male·Diabetic ketoacidosis
… infection. They did not take a blood glucose level or transport him to hospital. He died from diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) six hours later. The coroner found his death was preventable: the significantly abnormal respirat…
32y · Female·Alcoholic ketoacidosis
Tamara Burt, 32, died of alcoholic ketoacidosis after isolating in her room and drinking excessively. She had bipolar affective disorder, alcohol depen…
74y · Female·Post-operative exacerbation of delirium and terminal functional deterioration du…
…ey bed, sustaining a neck of femur fracture requiring surgery. Post-operatively, she developed diabetic ketoacidosis and influenza A, requiring ICU admission. She died from post-operative delirium and functional deterior…
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