334 results for “vomiting”
76y · Male·Extensive small bowel infarction caused by superior mesenteric artery thrombus
A 76-year-old man presented to ED with sudden onset left-sided abdominal pain, vomiting and bowel incontinence. Initial CT imaging was reassuring. However, mesenteric ischaemia—characterised by…
36y · Male·Multiorgan failure complicating Streptococcus pyogenes septicaemia
Michael Nicoll, 36, presented to Cabrini Hospital ED with diarrhoea, vomiting, and dehydration. Dr P. diagnosed gastroenteritis and discharged him after IV fluids, despite dehydration…
82y · Female·peritonitis due to a perforated viscus (proximal jejunum) resulting from motor v…
An 82-year-old woman suffered a motor vehicle accident causing blunt abdominal trauma. Despite initial clinical assessment appearing adequate, a perforated jejunum with developing peritonitis was not diagnosed until earl…
2y · Male·multiorgan failure in a boy with clinically suspected sepsis and Cockayne syndro…
…om multiorgan failure due to clinically suspected sepsis following hospitalisation for acute illness with vomiting, lethargy and poor oral intake. He was admitted to Perth Children's Hospital paediatric ICU after initial…
27y · Male·acute myeloid leukaemia
…, a known risk factor for treatment-related AML. When Hayden presented acutely unwell on 29 December with vomiting, diarrhoea, and physiological compromise (hypoxia 91%, tachycardia 133), nursing staff contacted an off-s…
3y · Male·Escherichia Coli sepsis in a low birth weight infant
Noah Sheekey, a small-for-gestational-age neonate, died of E. coli sepsis at 3 days old, one day after discharge from hospital. Although his initial condition was reassuring, he was managed on the postnatal ward rather t…
43y · Male·Pneumonia
Jeffrey John Hartwig, a 43-year-old with chronic schizophrenia and opiate dependence, died from pneumonia following cardiorespiratory collapse on an acute psychiatric inpatient unit. He was on multiple psychoactive medic…
0y · Unknown·sepsis leading to multiple organ failure syndrome
A 48-day-old neonate with congenital heart defect presented to the ED with fever and vomiting on 20 September 2019. Initial triage as Category 3 was inappropriate; the child required urgent assessmen…
17y · Female·Acute Lymphocytic Meningitis and Focal Myocarditis
…, presented twice to Rockingham General Hospital ED within two weeks with severe headaches, myalgias, and vomiting. On 28 December 2008, she was discharged with a diagnosis of viral upper respiratory tract infection afte…
34y · Male·sepsis due to extensive small bowel infarct caused by bowel incarceration within…
…within a congenital mesenteric hernia. He presented to West Coast District Hospital with epigastric pain, vomiting, and constipation. Dr P.'s assessment was inadequate—he failed to record a diagnosis or differential diag…
18y · Female·Severe cardiogenic shock caused by myocarditis as a consequence of an unknown vi…
…ditis causing cardiogenic shock. She presented over weeks with progressive non-specific symptoms (nausea, vomiting, fatigue, cough) consistent with viral illness. A locum GP diagnosed Epstein-Barr hepatitis on 31 May but…
94y · Female·Complications of metastatic lobular carcinoma of the breast in a woman with deme…
…tia and metastatic breast cancer died from complications of her malignancy. She presented repeatedly with vomiting due to duodenal obstruction from metastatic tumour, but this was not diagnosed until 15 November 2017, tw…
62y · Female·gastric necrosis and perforation due to strangulated diaphragmatic hernia
…esophageal hernia whilst detained under Mental Health Act at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. She presented with vomiting and abdominal pain from 5-8 February 2007. Imaging on 6 February revealed the hernia with recommendation …
45y · Male·subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall
Benjamin Ware, an intoxicated 45-year-old man, was taken by police to a diversionary centre in Cairns. He vomited several times during the evening and was monitored regularly by staff. The next morning, other clients wok…
32y · Female·ischaemic heart disease complicated by upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage
…renia presented to the emergency department with chest pain radiating to both arms, profuse sweating, and vomiting black material for several days. She also reported black stools. The first-year medical officer and senio…
0y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy arising from thrombosis in Blalock-Taussig shun…
…, died of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy from thrombosis in her shunt after presenting to hospital with vomiting and signs of dehydration. Clinical lessons: the delay in medical assessment (55-58 minutes for a triage c…
15y · Female·Seizure disorder (epilepsy) with associated vomit aspiration; Sudden Unexpected …
A 15-year-old girl with refractory epilepsy and intellectual disability died from a seizure with vomit aspiration at a special needs holiday camp on the second night of attendance. She had known epilepsy managed with mul…
23y · Female·Necrotising retroperitoneal fasciitis due to acute perforated gangrenous appendi…
… under OPG guardianship for healthcare decisions, presented to Redcliffe Hospital ED with abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea. Despite clinical concerns (fever, tachycardia, elevated white cells, pyuria suggesting UTI…
66y · Male·multiple organ failure associated with the combined effects of complications of …
…ter flagging concerns but failing to resolve them effectively. The patient developed severe toxicity with vomiting, diarrhoea and mouth ulcers. When he returned with symptoms, Dr H. misdiagnosed urinary tract infection a…
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 she was discharged …
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