12 results for “peripheral oedema”
60y · Male·sepsis/leg cellulitis with peripheral oedema and congestive cardiac failure in t…
…enia, emphysema, COPD, chronic hyponatraemia, and heart failure, died of sepsis from leg cellulitis with peripheral oedema and congestive cardiac failure. Admitted to hospital on 17 November 2021, he exhibited significan…
45y · Female·Metastatic ovarian carcinoma
… Lennox-Gastraut syndrome presented to Austin Hospital with a two-week history of abdominal swelling and peripheral oedema. Investigations revealed metastatic ovarian carcinoma. She developed aspiration pneumonia on day …
57y · Female·Combined features of moderately stenosed right coronary ostium, aortic valve reg…
Fiona Lebner, a 57-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability living in a group home, died suddenly from acute cardiac arrhythmia secondary to multiple heart abnormalities including aortic valve disease, mitral v…
54y · Male·multi-organ failure and sepsis complicating fulminant pneumonia with empyema (op…
…t pneumonia with empyema. He presented to his GP on 1 April 2021 with concerning signs including bilateral oedema, fever, and respiratory symptoms. The GP appropriately ordered blood tests but the appointment timing (4:3…
55y · Male·Ascent barotrauma resulting in cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) and drownin…
…pite being advised by his cardiologist not to dive, he ignored this counsel. His enlarged heart, pulmonary oedema, tight wetsuit, obesity, and poor fitness combined to cause rapid air consumption and hyperinflation of lu…
58y · Male·multiorgan failure due to sepsis resulting from repeatedly fractured left humeru…
Wayne Anthony Lowe, aged 58, died of multiorgan failure due to sepsis following repeated humeral fractures sustained in falls. He was admitted with a right proximal humeral fracture from an intoxicated fall, discharged a…
52y · Male·Complications of chronic cardiac failure in the setting of ischaemic heart disea…
Sacha Timothee Louis Lefebvre, aged 52, died from complications of chronic cardiac failure with ischaemic heart disease and chronic anaemia whilst sleeping rough at Hawthorn Library. He had multiple chronic conditions in…
47y · Male·abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) induced by atherosclerosis, occurring in the …
Peter Shishko, a 47-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, died in a mental health facility while in involuntary detention. He suffered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia on a background of severe coronary atherosclerosis…
18y · Female·Generalised tonic-clonic seizure and cardiac arrest arising from severe hyperten…
…ion. From 23 September onwards, she experienced intermittent headaches, epigastric pain, proteinuria and peripheral oedema. At 1755 hours on 6 October, her blood pressure was recorded as 200/120 mmHg but was not treated …
74y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction complicated by multiple organ failure
Ronald William Beaumont, 74, died from acute myocardial infarction complicated by multiple organ failure following a second shoulder washout procedure. Key clinical lessons: (1) Despite inadvertent withholding of dual an…
0y · Male·unascertained
Baby Z, born to a serving prisoner on 3 March 2011, died suddenly on 3 April 2011 at Bandyup Women's Prison at one month of age. Despite extensive forensic investigation, the cause of death remained unascertained, though…
41y · Male·Cardiomegaly in a man with WHO Class III obesity
Michael Suckling, a 41-year-old Aboriginal man, died in prison from cardiomegaly secondary to morbid obesity (BMI 54.5). He gained approximately 117kg during his 3-year incarceration, with rapid initial weight gain from …
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