6 results for “spirometry”
16y · Female·consequences of acute asthma with hypoxic encephalopathy
…cated to patient/family by Dr I. (30 March) or Dr J. (12 April and 3 May); (2) no lung function testing (spirometry or peak flow) was performed despite this being essential for diagnosis and severity assessment; (3) asth…
45y · Male·severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
…monary hypertension. Despite specialist referral to a respiratory physician and investigation (PET scan, spirometry, imaging), the deceased's condition was atypical and difficult to diagnose. Management was hindered by h…
56y · Male·disseminated malignancy – known non-small cell carcinoma of lung
Colin George Graham, a 56-year-old Aboriginal man with severe COPD and lung cancer, died of disseminated non-small cell carcinoma while in prison custody receiving palliative care. The coroner found his medical care was …
60y · Female·sepsis due to community acquired pneumonia
…ratification scores (SMART-COP) despite available guidelines, and inappropriately diagnosed COPD without spirometry, setting dangerously low oxygen targets (88-92%); (2) Dr L. did not insist on admission despite acknowle…
54y · Female·complications related to post-polio syndrome and chronic respiratory weakness; n…
Gabriele Hannemann, a 54-year-old woman with severe post-polio quadriplegia and chronic respiratory failure, died suddenly at home during consensual sexual activity. She had severely compromised lung function (13% predic…
70y · Male·Acute coronary occlusion due to extensive coronary atherosclerosis
Kenneth Maggable, a 70-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and prostate cancer, presented twice to Cairns Base Hospital on 8 August 2005 with respiratory complaints. After discharge at 4:50 A…
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