206 results for “congestive cardiac failure”
Unknown·COVID-19 infection with various comorbidities as contributing factors
…ol, severe staffing shortages, and suboptimal clinical management under a Hospital-in-the-Home model. Key failures included: delayed PCR testing allowing spread, incomplete Advance Care Plan discussions, inadequate pain…
84y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction precipitated by upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage f…
An 84-year-old man with multiple comorbidities was prescribed rivaroxaban for deep vein thrombosis despite being a practicing Jehovah's Witness who refused blood transfusions. Rivaroxaban cannot be monitored or reversed,…
64y · Female·Respiratory arrest secondary to morphine overdosage on a background of mild to m…
A 64-year-old woman died from respiratory arrest secondary to morphine overdose after ingesting 17 tablets of slow-release morphine (Kapanol) and diazepam. Initial emergency assessment by an intern was appropriate, but c…
91y · Male·Complications of cerebrovascular and ischaemic heart disease in a man post anaph…
…elevated inflammatory markers. He subsequently suffered a cerebrovascular event and died. Multiple system failures occurred across prescribing, dispensing, pharmacy software alerts, and nursing administration. Key learn…
83y · Male·pneumonia and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by Legionella ba…
… initially misdiagnosed as having aspiration pneumonia rather than community-acquired pneumonia. Critical failures included: (1) radiology report showing pneumonia not communicated urgently by telephone to treating doct…
78y · Female·cardiorespiratory failure, ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease together wit…
… physiotherapy recommendations that she wear hip protectors 24/7, she was not wearing them due to laundry failures. The fall triggered rapid deterioration; she underwent hemiarthroplasty but died 14 days later from card…
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