307 results for “chest pain”
48y · Male·myocardial infarction due to ischaemic heart disease due to hypertension
…communication prevented recognition of undiagnosed angina before surgery. The patient presented to ED with chest tightness, nausea and left arm tingling, suggesting angina, but this diagnosis was not communicated to his…
20y · Male·Pelvic Injury
…tody without proper examination. Critical clinical signs—inability to urinate (suggesting pelvic fracture), pain localised to hip, vomiting, and inability to bear weight—were not recognised or acted upon. He died in poli…
81y · Male·Community acquired pneumonia in a man with acute on chronic renal failure
…y 2023. Clinically, earlier recognition of his deteriorating condition on 24 April (when he presented with chest pain, shortness of breath, and dizziness) might have prompted urgent hospital admission rather than conser…
79y · Male·myocardial infarction
…r gangrenous toes. He was detained under mental health legislation due to acute delirium and lack insight. Chest pain developed, indicating acute myocardial infarction. On the day of death, a MET call identified extensi…
83y · Female·haemopericardium due to ruptured acute myocardial infarction with underlying cor…
An 83-year-old woman presented to Mersey Community Hospital with vomiting and suspected gastroenteritis. An ECG was performed as a routine process and clearly demonstrated acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)…
86y · Male·Sepsis associated with a pericolic abscess, complicated by terminal large intest…
An 86-year-old life-sentenced prisoner died from sepsis associated with a pericolic abscess complicated by terminal gastrointestinal haemorrhage. He had extensive comorbidities including bilateral amputations, cardiac fa…
64y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy, secondary to cardiac arrest, secondary to myocardial inf…
…tal health legislation. He refused all oral medications including cardiac and diabetes treatments. Despite chest pain and ECG changes consistent with ischaemia on 10 May 2003, he suffered cardiac arrest that night. Afte…
40y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to left ventricular hypertrophy and coronary artery …
…ied from acute myocardial infarction complicated by ventricular fibrillation while in custody. He reported chest pain at 11:04 PM and received oxygen, aspirin, and GTN by paramedics who arrived at 11:40 PM. He arrested …
81y · Male·acute subdural haematoma
…ED with a small haematoma and confusion. The ED team concluded he had a cardiac cause for syncope based on chest pain, referred him for cardiology, and did not perform a head CT scan despite clear evidence of head injur…
39y · Male·Infective endocarditis, with intravenous drug use as a contributing factor
…h schizophrenia and intravenous drug use, presented to St Vincent's Hospital with respiratory symptoms and chest pain. Clinical assessment identified pneumonia, septicaemia, and possible bacterial endocarditis. His ment…
62y · Male·Multi-organ failure following surgical repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneur…
…ities including ischaemic heart disease, COPD, and a known abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), presented with chest pain in September 2015. Imaging revealed his AAA had ruptured. Emergency open repair was performed, during…
75y · Male·Metastatic Lung Carcinoma
…at Murdoch Community Hospice. He presented with lethargy and dysphonia in February 2004, leading to prompt chest imaging that revealed extensive lung cancer with liver metastasis. He was managed appropriately through Ro…
75y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease secondary to coronary artery atherosclerosis; acute myoc…
…condary to ischaemic heart disease while residing in a mental health aged care facility. He presented with chest pain and fever five days before death; a lower respiratory tract infection was diagnosed and treated with …
66y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and influenza A complicating cardiac and renal failure associat…
…t Treatment Order. He received intramuscular olanzapine and opioid analgesia for behavioural management and pain. Clinical lessons include: recognising that hypoxia and CNS vasculitis can cause delirium in complex medica…
72y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage in a man with coronary arteriosclerosis
…of ischaemic heart disease, presented to Royal Perth Hospital Emergency Department on 22 October 2000 with chest pain, nausea, vomiting, and headache after arriving in Perth. He was initially diagnosed with unstable ang…
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…
59y · Male·Hanging
A 59-year-old man serving a life sentence died by hanging in his segregation cell at Lithgow Correctional Centre on 2-3 April 2020. He had a history of depression, anxiety, and a prior serious self-harm attempt in 2010 r…
55y · Male·bronchopneumonia complicating metastatic carcinoma of the right lung, with emphy…
…coronary atherosclerosis and chronic pancreatitis. He presented to the prison clinic on 15 March 2012 with chest pain, cough and sweats. Clinical examination was unremarkable with normal vital signs and no fever, leadin…
33y · Male·Decompensated congestive cardiac failure complicating acute myocardial infarctio…
A 33-year-old man with morbid obesity and steroid dependency presented with chest pain and light-headedness. Initial GP assessment missed acute coronary syndrome despite ECG changes on sec…
62y · Male·Septic arthritis complicating left knee joint prosthesis in the setting of statu…
…lsy, and epilepsy died from septic arthritis of a prosthetic left knee joint. He presented with fever, knee pain, and delirium in November 2022, three months post-knee replacement. Despite clinical suspicion of prostheti…
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