292 results for “ischaemic heart disease”
79y · Male·Urinary tract infection with E coli bacteraemia on a background of ischaemic hyp…
A 79-year-old man with multiple comorbidities attended Whyalla Hospital ED following a fall. Paramedics documented concerning vital signs (tachypnoea, tachycardia, low oxygen saturation, fever) and a history suggestive o…
82y · Female·multi organ failure from burns on a background of aortic stenosis and ischaemic …
An 82-year-old woman with chronic pain from osteoporosis used a hot water bottle at a nursing home. A carer filled it with boiling water directly from a kettle and positioned it against the patient's back without followi…
Unknown·Panella: pulmonary thromboembolism due to left calf deep vein thrombosis; Skeffi…
…rom aspiration pneumonia after waiting 1 hour 43 minutes before admission; Graham Jessett (64) died from ischaemic heart disease complicated by undetected hyperkalaemia. Panella's death was not preventable given her rap…
84y · Male·Complications of hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
An 84-year-old prisoner with multiple chronic conditions (hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hepatitis B, previous bowel cancer, heart failure) suffered a fatal cardiac arrest whilst atte…
56y · Male·coronary atherosclerosis
Leigh Ronald Roberts, 56-year-old male, died from coronary atherosclerosis with severe stenosis affecting all three main coronary arteries. He presented to his GP on 17 and 21 February 2020 with respiratory symptoms (cou…
Male·acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery disease (all four); specific …
Four rural South Australian men (aged 42-76 years) died from acute coronary syndrome in 2004-2006. All presented to country medical practitioners with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome but were not identifie…
44y · Female·Ischemic heart disease due to complete blockage of left anterior descending coro…
A 44-year-old woman presented with acute chest pain and troponin elevation. Coronary angiography revealed only a 30% non-obstructive lesion in the left anterior descending artery. She was discharged on aspirin alone with…
83y · Male·pulmonary fat embolism complicating interstitial lung disease
An 83-year-old experienced motorcyclist died from pulmonary fat embolism complicating interstitial lung disease following a compound fracture of the right tibia sustained in a motorcycle crash. Mr Salter lost concentr…
55y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with a healing myocardial infarction
…s on recognising that patients with multiple cardiac risk factors (smoking, hypertension, coronary artery disease) presenting with respiratory symptoms require careful assessment for pneumonia and cardiac complications.
45y · Male·Coronary artery disease due to severe atherosclerosis; acute myocardial infarcti…
…yssen, a 45-year-old man in custody on approved leave, died suddenly while gardening from coronary artery disease due to severe atherosclerosis. He had a documented history of cardiac symptoms (chest pain presentations …
69y · Male·Intracerebral haemorrhage due to sepsis (Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia), com…
…rrectly identified, but the patient deteriorated and developed a large intracerebral haemorrhage, likely ischaemic stroke from sepsis-induced thrombosis that converted to haemorrhage, worsened by the anticoagulation. Ke…
30y · Male·Acute cardiac failure in association with severe ischaemic heart disease seconda…
…Expert evidence found medical care was exemplary with appropriate investigations undertaken. The coronary disease was not identifiable from clinical presentation—asymptomatic young patients with his risk profile rarely …
76y · Female·infective exacerbation of chronic congestive cardiac failure due to Respiratory …
Patricia Marie Foster, 76, died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital from infective exacerbation of chronic congestive cardiac failure due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus. She presented with multifactorial respiratory distress com…
77y · Male·Complications of methotrexate toxicity in a man with chronic renal impairment, c…
A 77-year-old man with chronic kidney disease, COPD, and mild cardiac failure died from methotrexate toxicity after a GP prescribed it at an inappropri…
82y · Male·closed head injury (subdural haematoma) sustained in a fall
An 82-year-old man on warfarin died from a subdural haematoma sustained in a fall at a rehabilitation centre. He fell while attempting to walk to the toilet unassisted after not being provided with a urinal bottle, despi…
69y · Female·multi-organ failure due to sepsis of unknown origin
A 69-year-old woman with diabetes, cardiac disease, and vulnerable kidneys died from multi-organ failure due to sepsis of unknown origin. She presented to a…
58y · Male·Respiratory failure due to or as a consequence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary …
Geoffrey Hornby, a 58-year-old prisoner with significant COPD, ischemic heart disease, and multiple comorbidities, died from respiratory failure secondary to COPD. He was admitted to h…
71y · Male·Subdural haemorrhage on a background of an unwitnessed fall and anticoagulation …
A 71-year-old man with diabetes, ischaemic heart disease and osteomyelitis presented with fever and hypoglycaemia. He met Red Zone sepsis criteria …
52y · Male·Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Neville Towner, a 52-year-old man serving a life sentence, died from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) secondary to severe community-acquired pneumonia. He presented to hospital on 15 June 2018 with respiratory …
74y · Male·small intestinal ischaemia caused by aortic atherosclerosis
…d tests indicating infection and organ dysfunction, a MET call was not made for 18 hours. The underlying ischaemic bowel was not diagnosed until 9pm when he was critically ill with septic shock and multiple organ failur…
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