49 results for “obstructive airways disease”
76y · Male·respiratory failure secondary to right pneumonectomy and chronic obstructive air…
A 76-year-old man with a history of right pneumonectomy 25 years prior, chronic obstructive airways disease, and recent-onset dementia was detained under the Mental Health Act at Glenside Hospita…
82y · Male·Lateral left ventricular myocardial infarction attributed to severe left circumf…
An 82-year-old man with severe chronic obstructive airways disease and dementia died of acute myocardial infarction while detained under mental health leg…
79y · Male·ischaemic heart disease complicating chronic obstructive airways disease
Jon Bickley, aged 79, died of ischaemic heart disease complicating chronic obstructive airways disease while subject to an Inpatient Treatment Order at Flinder…
60y · Male·pneumonia in a man with underlying advanced metastatic cancer and chronic airway…
Adrian Bernard Williams, a 60-year-old man with advanced metastatic cancer, chronic obstructive airways disease, and ischaemic heart disease, died from pneumonia while in prison custody. He was appro…
74y · Female·Infective exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways disease in the setting of …
Caroline McCormack, 74, died from infective exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways disease following a medication administration error where pregabalin was erroneously included i…
55y · Male·Cardiopulmonary arrest, respiratory failure and chronic obstructive airways dise…
…ar-old man with extensive psychiatric history (schizoaffective disorder, substance dependency), chronic obstructive airways disease, and alcohol abuse, died from cardiopulmonary arrest and respiratory failure. He was ad…
73y · Male·Infectious Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease with the Contribu…
Mr H, a 73-year-old man with chronic obstructive airways disease and Lewy body dementia, was admitted to hospital on 6 January 2021 following a psychiat…
50y · Female·acute heart failure in association with acute on chronic obstructive airways dis…
…morbid obesity, asthma, and poor mobility, died of acute heart failure associated with acute-on-chronic obstructive airways disease (influenza A infection), focal coronary atherosclerosis, and obesity on 19 September 20…
68y · Male·Metastatic gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma
…rom metastatic gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma. He had multiple comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, and chronic obstructive airways disease. Diagnosed with oesophageal carcinoma in January 2012,…
50y · Female·unascertained
…unced deceased following unsuccessful resuscitation. She had metastatic Stage 4 ovarian cancer, chronic obstructive airways disease with Type 2 respiratory failure, and congestive cardiac failure. Her last chemotherapy …
63y · Male·Respiratory failure due to acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways dis…
…o acute exacerbation of COPD. In the three weeks prior to death he had multiple ED presentations for lung disease and heart failure exacerbations. On 9 July 2011 he presented with similar symptoms, received antibiotics …
56y · Male·Cerebral hypoxia in a man with respiratory insufficiency and Down's Syndrome
… his conscious state did not improve and he was palliated. Autopsy showed pulmonary congestion, chronic obstructive airways disease changes, and cerebellar hypoxic changes. Clinical lesson: early recognition of declinin…
63y · Male·pulmonary emphysema
…en saturation and respiratory rates remained normal until shortly before death. Earlier diagnosis of lung disease would likely not have altered outcomes given his long-standing heavy smoking, limited capacity to change …
85y · Male·respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
An 85-year-old man with COPD, diabetes, and peripheral vascular disease died from type 1 respiratory failure due to mucous plugging of airways. He presented with a foot ulcer an…
64y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy, secondary to cardiac arrest, secondary to myocardial inf…
A 64-year-old man with paranoid psychosis, poorly controlled diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, congestive cardiac failure, and chronic obstructive airways disease died from hypox…
84y · Male·Overdose of prescription morphine (Ordine oral morphine liquid), self-administer…
An 84-year-old man with advanced emphysema, colorectal cancer history, and severe functional decline took an intentional overdose of prescription morphine at home. In the weeks before death, he experienced progressive dy…
66y · Male·acute myocardial infarction on a background of atherosclerotic cardiovascular di…
…t Acacia Prison from acute myocardial infarction on a background of severe atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. He had been imprisoned since May 2007 with a complex medical history including previous bypass surgery, …
59y · Male·disseminated carcinoma due to right lung carcinoma
Rex Harold, a 59-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia, alcohol-induced brain injury, chronic obstructive airways disease, and diabetes, died in custody from disseminated small cell lung carcinoma. He was tran…
78y · Male·suppurative bronchitis complicating chronic obstructive airways disease (emphyse…
…general practitioner's reliance on unvetted aged care staff to monitor a patient with chronic respiratory disease, continuing prescription renewals without examination for 8 months; (2) absence of regular clinical revie…
88y · Male·bilateral acute bronchopneumonia on a background of chronic obstructive airways …
An 88-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic schizophrenia died of bilateral acute bronchopneumonia while subject to a…
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