823 results for “hypertension”
60y · Male·Complications of gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to cirrhosis of the liver seco…
Hassan Mohamed Youssef, a 60-year-old sentenced prisoner, died from gastrointestinal haemorrhage complications secondary to cirrhosis from hepatitis B. He presented with multiple serious pre-existing conditions including…
87y · Female·left frontal temporal subdural haematoma following closed head injury sustained …
An 87-year-old woman on irreversible anticoagulation suffered a subdural haematoma from a fall. She presented to a community hospital lucid with stable vitals. A CT scan confirmed acute subdural haematoma. The neurosurgi…
54y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease secondary to coronary artery atherosclerosis and aneurys…
Harry Barkas, a 54-year-old prisoner with longstanding type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol, collapsed in a prison bathroom. Autopsy revealed severe coronary artery atherosc…
47y · Male·sequelae of ruptured brain aneurysm
John Laurenson, a 47-year-old remand prisoner, died from rupture of a brain aneurysm on 20 June 2017, four days after collapsing in his prison cell. He had multiple intracranial aneurysms identified in 2015-2016, includi…
54y · Male·Complications including hepatic encephalopathy, pneumonia and multi-organ failur…
Wayne Frederick Leese, a 54-year-old prisoner, died from complications of hepatitis C and hepatocellular carcinoma including hepatic encephalopathy, pneumonia and multi-organ failure. He collapsed at Acacia Prison on 4 M…
75y · Male·End stage myelodysplastic syndrome and end stage renal failure on a background o…
…y from end-stage myelodysplastic syndrome and renal failure on a background of ischaemic heart disease, hypertension, valvular disease, and metastatic prostate cancer. He was admitted to hospital on 14 December 2021 with…
40y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to left ventricular hypertrophy and coronary artery …
A 40-year-old Aboriginal man with longstanding rheumatic heart disease, left ventricular hypertrophy, and coronary artery atherosclerosis died from acute myocardial infarction complicated by ventricular fibrillation whil…
69y · Male·subarachnoid haemorrhage with contributing cardiomegaly
A 69-year-old man with hypertension presented with sudden onset severe headache, photophobia, nausea and neck stiffness—classic features of…
68y · Male·decompensated heart failure with pulmonary hypertensive crisis complicated by pn…
Peter Hohol, a 68-year-old prisoner with significant cardiac comorbidities including ischaemic and dilated cardiomyopathy, died from decompensated heart failure with pulmonary hypertensive crisis complicated by pneumonia…
18y · Female·Generalised tonic-clonic seizure and cardiac arrest arising from severe hyperten…
An 18-year-old pregnant woman presented in labour at 41 weeks and 2 days gestation. From 23 September onwards, she experienced intermittent headaches, epigastric pain, proteinuria and peripheral oedema. At 1755 hours on …
67y · Male·aspiration pneumonia with contributing chronic schizophrenia
Robert Nicholas Hocking, a 67-year-old man with treatment-resistant chronic schizophrenia, died from aspiration pneumonia during his final hospitalization at Royal Adelaide Hospital. He was a long-term inpatient at Glens…
51y · Male·ischaemic heart disease with myocarditis
…stmas Island detention centre shortly after arrival by boat. He had a pre-existing history of diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease managed with medications that he lost access to during the boat journey. On arrival,…
48y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis and minor trauma
Ashley Glenfield Gavenor, a 48-year-old Indigenous man with coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes, and bipolar affective disorder, died in Townsville Correctional Centre following a brief alt…
2y · Male·Hyaline membrane disease and pneumonia in the setting of pneumothorax
…equiring intubation, ventilation, and NICU admission. Bilateral pneumothoraces and persistent pulmonary hypertension were identified and managed. Surfactant was administered at 2:05pm on day 2, but at a suboptimal dose (…
Male·consistent with the history of hanging
… initial screening, diagnosed situational crisis with low self-harm risk, and maintained monitoring for hypertension. The deceased reported the psychological support unhelpful and did not subsequently disclose worsening …
73y · Male·multisystem organ failure in the context of trauma and limb fracture
A 73-year-old Indigenous man with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, hypertension, obesity, sleep apnoea, ischaemic heart disease) sustained a right ankle fracture following collision w…
78y · Male·Not determined - no remains found, no postmortem examination possible
Luis Fernandez, 78, was reported missing on 1 January 2019 after last being seen on 28 December 2018 near Glenfield station. The coroner found he is now deceased but cannot determine the place, cause, or manner of death …
65y · Male·complications of intracranial haemorrhage (hypertensive haemorrhage), with termi…
Alan David Ratcliff, a 65-year-old prisoner at Acacia Prison, died from complications of intracranial haemorrhage (hypertensive haemorrhage) on 20 June 2022. He collapsed on 12 June 2022 with stroke symptoms and was hosp…
64y · Female·Acute bronchopneumonia in a woman with liver failure
…er failure and multiple chronic conditions (cardiac cirrhosis, heart failure, COPD, diabetes, pulmonary hypertension). Discharged from hospital on 3 September 2005 after treatment for leg ulcers despite being terminally …
65y · Male·ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
A 65-year-old man with recently diagnosed small cell lung cancer presented to a rural hospital with acute back pain. He had a known abdominal aortic aneurysm (73mm) identified on staging scans. The attending nurse docume…
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