307 results for “chest pain”
66y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis
…ndently; and pre-existing cardiac disease may remain asymptomatic despite severe pathology, particularly in pain patients receiving excellent analgesia from intrathecal delivery.
85y · Female·Pulmonary embolus secondary to deep vein thrombosis, precipitated by minor fall
…sm secondary to deep vein thrombosis following a minor fall. She was admitted to Maryborough Hospital with chest infection and abdominal pain. Despite being identified as high VTE risk, thromboprophylaxis was not prescr…
38y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism due to bilateral deep calf vein thrombi
…sorder, and asthma presented to the emergency department with presumed pneumonia based on fever, pleuritic chest pain, and respiratory symptoms. His general practitioner appropriately referred him urgently. The ED team …
37y · Male·Community acquired pneumonia as a result of melioidosis infection
…aintaining differential diagnosis of pneumonia despite initial gastroenteritis presentation when pleuritic chest pain and productive cough develop; (2) interpreting blood test findings (band neutrophils, metamyelocytes,…
48y · Male·Coronary artery disease precipitating acute myocardial infarction resulting in c…
…acute myocardial infarction at Cherbourg Hospital after presenting three times over 28-30 August 2016 with chest pain and rib injury from an intoxicated fall. Critical clinical lessons include: failure to perform ECG de…
64y · Male·coronary atherosclerosis with early myocardial infarction
…triple-0 at 10:34 am reporting classic cardiac symptoms: sudden sweating, shortness of breath, and shoulder pain. The emergency dispatch system incorrectly categorised the call as 'less apparent priority', and no ambulan…
62y · Male·Severe congestive heart failure and ischaemic cardiomyopathy
A 62-year-old man with intellectual disability living in supported residential care presented to the emergency department with breathlessness and was diagnosed with chronic heart disease and multi-organ failure. He was t…
71y · Male·acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery disease
… with a history of ischaemic heart disease, hypertension, and dyslipidaemia, was admitted to hospital with chest pain in August 2013. Initial diagnosis of non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome was made, but he declin…
86y · Female·Cardiogenic shock
Adelaide Wilson, 86 years old, presented to an urgent care centre with two days of chest pain and vomiting. A point-of-care troponin test (i-STAT) returned 0.4 ng/L, interpreted as normal, and sh…
65y · Male·Metastatic lung cancer
…ist Disability Accommodation, died from metastatic lung cancer. He presented with breathing difficulty and chest pain on 16 July 2023, was diagnosed with pleural effusion and lung cancer, and transferred to Monash Medic…
90y · Male·acute myocardial infarction on a background of ischaemic heart disease, pneumoni…
…ocumented 10kg weight loss. A myocardial infarction on 13 October was followed by palliative care. Despite chest pain, dyspnoea and troponin elevation on 19 October, he died the next day. The case highlights the importa…
85y · Male·Diabetes mellitus and its complications
…ferred to the aged care unit after hospitalisation at Prince of Wales Hospital for shortness of breath and chest pain, diagnosed with chronic bronchitis and urinary tract infection. The coroner found he received appropr…
55y · Male·cardiac tamponade resulting from proximal aortic dissection due to hypertension
A 55-year-old man presenting with acute severe chest pain, headache and jaw pain to a regional hospital was evaluated for aortic dissection. A CT angiogram was…
27y · Male·chest and abdominal injuries from single motorcycle crash
Jacob Wilson, aged 27, died from chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on 22 January 2018. He was travelling to a schedule…
48y · Male·Complications of metastatic melanoma
…e had been diagnosed with melanoma in 2016 and developed metastatic disease in 2019. After presenting with chest pain in March 2019, he was admitted to hospital and subsequently transferred to the Cardiac Ward, where he…
68y · Male·pneumonia in the setting of metastatic malignancy of unknown primary, likely bow…
…lity accommodation, was admitted to Monash Medical Centre on 19 January 2023 with pneumonia, vomiting, and chest pain. He had recently been diagnosed with metastatic malignancy of unknown primary (likely bowel) and was …
66y · Male·Complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A significant contributi…
…ications of COPD and cardiomegaly while incarcerated. He had significant respiratory compromise from prior chest trauma causing hemidiaphragm paralysis. Days before death, he was hospitalized for type 2 respiratory fail…
50y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis
…therosclerosis during a football game at Darwin Correctional Facility on 16 September 2006. He experienced chest pain at half-time and received appropriate immediate medical attention by prison staff, including rapid tr…
82y · Male·respiratory failure
…failure following a three-day illness. He presented to hospital on 20 January with shortness of breath and chest pain, was diagnosed with pneumonia and discharged on antibiotics. He returned on 22 January with worsening…
48y · Male·Coronary artery occlusion due to coronary artery atheroma
…y for intervention. Medical records spanning 30 years showed no documentation of cardiovascular disease or chest pain. The coroner found that appropriate medical care was provided and the death could not reasonably have…
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