258 results for “chest X-ray”
46y · Female·Dilated cardiomyopathy (acute complication with sudden cardiac arrhythmia)
A 46-year-old woman with bipolar/schizoaffective disorder, poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, morbid obesity, severe obstructive sleep apnoea, and pulmonary hypertension died from acute dilated cardiomyopathy with sudden…
6y · Male·Sepsis due to melioidosis
A six-year-old previously healthy boy died from sepsis due to melioidosis after multiple presentations to a remote hospital over five days (5–10 January 2017) with fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, and headache. Initial diagno…
24y · Female·Cardiac conducting system disease leading to asystole against a background of a …
A 24-year-old woman with complex congenital cardiac disease, cerebral palsy, and hydrocephalus was admitted to a secondary hospital with a respiratory tract infection and bradycardia with left bundle branch block. She de…
41y · Male·Dilated cardiomyopathy
Raleigh Hoy, a 41-year-old man with schizophrenia and autistic spectrum disorder, died of dilated cardiomyopathy at a residential care facility (Tarampa After Care Centre) in Queensland in January 2007. While his mother …
1y · Male·Complications of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Sandipan Dhar, 21 months old, died from undiagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) complicated by sepsis and pneumonia on 24 March 2024. After three weeks of intermittent fever, he attended his GP three times and wa…
70y · Male·metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma
A 70-year-old man with prior bladder cancer was undergoing routine CT surveillance. Stomach cancer signs were clearly visible on February 2017 and February 2018 CT scans but failed to be detected by consulting radiologis…
64y · Male·Septic shock secondary to urosepsis (Pseudomonas and Stenotropomonas maltophilia…
RD, a 64-year-old man with diabetes, amputation, and COPD, presented to a private hospital emergency department with suspected sepsis (vomiting, diarrhoea, hypotension, acute kidney injury, elevated troponin, hyperkalaem…
49y · Male·complications of non-small cell carcinoma of the lung
Keith Howlett, 49 years old, died from complications of non-small cell carcinoma of the lung while in custody at Junee Correctional Centre after 5 weeks of incarceration. He had complex medical needs including HIV, perip…
55y · Male·Morphine toxicity, with contributing factors of ischemic heart disease, coronary…
Shane Paul Krog, a 55-year-old man, died from morphine toxicity complicated by ischemic heart disease, coronary atherosclerosis and rhabdomyolysis. He presented to Murgon Hospital (a 15-bed rural facility) following susp…
47y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia due to or as a consequence of coronary atherosclerosis
Christopher Hammett, a fit 47-year-old, died from aspiration pneumonia with contributing coronary atherosclerosis following routine L5-S1 disc replacement. A critical oxygen desaturation (64%) occurred during transfer fr…
83y · Female·Pneumonia complicating rib and pelvic fractures sustained in the setting of mult…
Margaret Barton, 83, died of pneumonia complicating rib and pelvic fractures from multiple falls. Critical clinical lessons: (1) The Oxazepam regimen directly contributed to her death. Dr C. tripled her dose from 15mg to…
46y · Male·sepsis following haemorrhoidectomy
46-year-old Justin Mark Dobson died from sepsis following a routine haemorrhoidectomy on 17 July 2019. He was discharged to the ward overnight but deteriorated significantly from 11:00 am on 18 July, showing hypotension,…
3y · Female·complications of Influenza B viral infection
Three-year-old Caitlin Cruz presented to a medical centre unwell and collapsed, requiring resuscitation. She was transferred by ambulance to Children's Hospital at Westmead but critical information about her collapse and…
2y · Unknown·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following sepsis related to abdominal surgical …
BCT was a 2-year-old Aboriginal child with complex needs from a genetic disorder (CAMTA1 mutation) who died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following sepsis related to bowel perforation after a percutaneous endosco…
1y · Female·Multiple injuries (subdural clot, multiple rib fractures, injuries to liver, blo…
…tributed to a puppy, and more extensive facial injuries on 13 June attributed to bumping into her mother's chest. At both presentations, medical staff found the explanations implausible or concerning. Systemic failures …
24y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy, due to or as a consequence of cardiac arrest, …
Hamid Khazaei, an Iranian asylum seeker aged 24, died on 5 September 2014 after contracting a leg infection (Chromobacterium violaceum) on Manus Island while in immigration detention. His death was preventable and result…
41y · Male·Cerebral hypoxia and bronchopneumonia; contributing factors: toxic megacolon, ce…
David Orton, a 41-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and severe kyphoscoliosis, died from cerebral hypoxia and bronchopneumonia complicated by toxic megacolon and Salmonella infection. Over 18 mon…
<1y · Male·Traumatic head injury
BJay Adam Johnstone, 45 days old, died from severe traumatic head injury inflicted by his father Simon Johnstone in a household environment. BJay suffered multiple episodes of violence including head trauma, rib fracture…
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