359 results for “coronary_artery_disease”
49y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery atherosclerosis with thrombus
A 49-year-old man with significant cardiac risk factors (smoking, hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolaemia, family history) presented to his GP with retrosternal chest pain two days before death. The GP diagnosed in…
91y · Female·Pelvic haematoma complicating a fracture of the neck of the left femur
Mrs Fowler, a 91-year-old woman with dementia, poor hearing, and documented high fall risk, was admitted to Royal Hobart Hospital after a home fall. She fell from her hospital bed on 4 December 2015, fracturing her hip a…
78y · Female·Complications arising from a left femur fracture following an unwitnessed fall i…
Doreen Mansfield, a 78-year-old woman with bipolar affective disorder managed with lithium and ECT, was admitted to the Royal Hobart Hospital under a Mental Health Act treatment order. She sustained an unwitnessed fall i…
81y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction in association with coronary artery atherosclerosis
Robert Charles Bropho, an 81-year-old Aboriginal man imprisoned since 2008 with severe medical comorbidities including insulin-dependent diabetes, hypertension, chronic renal failure, and severe ischaemic heart disease, …
52y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver) in a man with a…
A 52-year-old man with epilepsy died in a motor vehicle collision when his car struck a parked truck at high speed with no evidence of braking. Witness accounts and collision reconstruction suggested he experienced a sei…
55y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction secondary to coronary artery thrombosis due to coron…
Anthony Creaton, 55, died of acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery thrombosis and atherosclerosis in prison custody. He presented with chest pain on 13 November 2022 (twice) and again on 14 November, but nur…
76y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage
Charles Bertram Squires, a 76-year-old prisoner on anticoagulant therapy (apixaban and aspirin), fell and struck his head on 26 January 2017. Nursing staff at the correctional facility inadequately assessed his traumatic…
35y · Female·combined drug toxicity
A 35-year-old woman with long-standing substance use disorder, depression, and chronic pain died from combined drug toxicity involving methadone, pregabalin, methamphetamine, benzodiazepines, mirtazapine, promethazine an…
87y · Female·heart failure and probable pneumonia in an elderly lady complicated by morphine …
An 87-year-old woman with dementia, heart disease, and hypertension presented with chest pain and hypoxia. A locum doctor (Dr B.) administered 20mg morphine intramuscularly without reviewing the patient's notes, medical …
73y · Male·Consequences of myocardial infarction with coronary artery atherosclerotic disea…
Leonard Bartholomeusz, aged 73, died of myocardial rupture on 6 May 2013, six days after hip fracture surgery. He suffered a fall on 30 April 2013 following which ECG testing revealed cardiac abnormality. A first ECG at …
79y · Male·hypoxic brain injury due to cardio-respiratory arrest caused by opioid toxicity
Yongxing Wang, 79, died from hypoxic brain injury caused by opioid toxicity from combined morphine and oxycodone. After a minor back injury on 21 August, he received a cortisone injection on 22 August with complications.…
42y · Male·Combined effects of moderately severe physical exertion; a lateral vascular neck…
Carl Grillo, a 42-year-old man, died after police detained him during a foot chase in Spring Hill, Brisbane. Following an initial wrestling struggle, a lateral vascular neck restraint was applied by Senior Constable Jake…
66y · Male·multiple organ failure associated with the combined effects of complications of …
Daniel Lahengking, a 66-year-old Indonesian visiting family in Esperance, was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis by locum GP Dr H. and prescribed methotrexate 5-10mg daily, a grossly excessive dose (normal: 7.5-20mg wee…
38y · Male·coronary atherosclerosis
Robert Taylor Daly, a 38-year-old Aboriginal man, died of coronary atherosclerosis with severe coronary artery blockage and pulmonary edema. He collapsed in a drinking area after consuming alcohol while acutely ill with …
86y · Male·Acute on chronic renal failure secondary to rhabdomyolysis as a consequence of d…
An 86-year-old man with chronic renal impairment (eGFR 37) died from acute-on-chronic renal failure secondary to rhabdomyolysis caused by a contraindicated drug interaction. His GP prescribed clarithromycin for a chest i…
39y · Male·acute myocardial ischaemia, coronary artery thrombosis and coronary artery ather…
Jeremy Tunkin, an Aboriginal man with severe hearing loss, died of acute myocardial infarction while in prison custody. On 6 August 2017, he presented to the medical clinic with what prisoners identified as chest pain, b…
35y · Male·Sudden death during restraint in an agitated obese man with coronary artery athe…
Justin Fraser, a 35-year-old male with first-episode psychosis, died in restraint at Frankston Hospital psychiatric ward on 26 October 2007. He was found attempting suicide by hanging, became agitated and threatening, le…
66y · Male·infectious complications of plasmablastic myeloma
Mati Tamwoy, a 66-year-old Aboriginal man, died in ICU from infectious complications of plasmablastic myeloma after 661 days on remand. He received excellent oncological care including chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Howe…
51y · Male·Combined effects of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and seizure activity …
John Spence, a 51-year-old man with a history of seizures, alcoholism, and severe coronary artery disease, died in a prison health centre following a seizure episode. He had ingested an extraordinarily high level of caff…
25y · Male·coronary thrombosis resulting from coronary atherosclerosis
A 25-year-old Aboriginal man with undiagnosed coronary artery disease collapsed and died one hour after a consultation at an Aboriginal health clinic. The coroner found the medical examination by Dr M. was inadequate and…
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