48 results for “anorexia”
54y · Female·unascertained
Carole Livesey, a 54-year-old woman with severe anorexia nervosa and major depression, absconded from Rockingham Hospital psychiatric unit on 3 October 2017 durin…
30y · Female·Acute ethanol toxicity on a background of chronic alcoholism
Kathleen Arnold, aged 30, died from acute ethanol toxicity on a background of chronic alcoholism. She had a 20-year history of alcohol dependence, complex trauma from a childhood near-drowning incident, eating disorders,…
28y · Female·bronchopneumonia complicating oxycodone toxicity
Melissa Jay Tatchell, aged 28 with severe anorexia nervosa (BMI 11.8, weight 29kg), died from bronchopneumonia complicating oxycodone toxicity. A locum doct…
62y · Male·Extensive liver tumour, primary site not identified
James Williams, a 62-year-old man with intellectual disability, presented to his GP with tiredness, anorexia and fever. Initial assessment suggested possible hepatitis and he was referred to hospital. CT imaging re…
45y · Female·Hanging
A 45-year-old woman with bipolar affective disorder, borderline personality disorder, anorexia nervosa and depression died by hanging. She had chronic suicidal ideation and was managed in the communit…
26y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury in the setting of immersion
Amy Hauserman, a 26-year-old woman with schizophrenia and anorexia, was admitted to a psychiatric ward with acute psychosis due to non-compliance with clozapine. Over two d…
58y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia
…imer's dementia, died from aspiration pneumonia following a three-week history of worsening dysphagia and anorexia. She presented to hospital with suspected aspiration, was initially treated with antibiotics and fluids w…
53y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia with septic shock in a man with severe intellectual disabil…
…a recognized risk in this population. On 7 August 2012, staff recognized acute deterioration (withdrawal, anorexia) and promptly called a locum doctor, who appropriately identified signs of sepsis and arranged immediate …
68y · Male·Abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) precipitated by coronary atherosclerosis and …
…he Princess Alexandra Hospital Secure Unit. He had been undergoing medical investigation for weight loss, anorexia, and suspected malignancy. The coroner found he received a high standard of medical care throughout his f…
65y · Female·Pneumonia and right hip haematoma following a fall in a woman with multiple medi…
Glenda Shapcott, a 65-year-old woman with intellectual disability and multiple comorbidities, died from pneumonia and hip haematoma following a fall. She lived in supported disability accommodation and was under a pallia…
79y · Male·myocardial infarction
…orbidities (ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, peripheral vascular disease) was admitted to hospital with anorexia and weight loss. He developed acute confusion and delirium, initially refusing vascular intervention for …
65y · Male·Metastatic adenocarcinoma of unknown primary origin
…mary origin while in custody at Princess Alexandra Hospital Secure Unit. He presented with flank pain and anorexia in June 2010; a CT scan ordered 10 August was not performed until 31 August, with results reported three …
Unknown·Sodium nitrite toxicity
Two deaths from sodium nitrite toxicity: Laurence Cox (63) and his daughter Ryley Cox (32). Laurence had a history of depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and medical conditions including emphysema and legal blindness, and…
11y · Female·Sepsis due to acute peritonitis secondary to perforated gangrenous acute appendi…
…ary to perforated gangrenous acute appendicitis. She presented with progressive abdominal pain, vomiting, anorexia and malaise over four days before sudden deterioration and death. Her father and his partner attributed s…
28y · Female·methadone toxicity
A 28-year-old woman with a history of mental illness and substance use disorder died from methadone toxicity five days after recommencing methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) after a four-month break. She was prescribed 4…
47y · Female·bronchopneumonia in context of ischaemic heart disease, chronic renal failure, a…
Amanda Gilbert, aged 47, died from bronchopneumonia with background ischaemic heart disease, chronic renal failure, and hypoxic brain injury from a 1985 hanging attempt. She had been an involuntary patient at Graylands H…
40y · Female·combined drug toxicity (clomipramine, sertraline, diazepam, and quetiapine)
Linda-Jane Tatterson, aged 40, died from combined drug toxicity involving clomipramine, sertraline, diazepam, and quetiapine. She had a longstanding history of depression, OCD, and recurrent overdoses between 2014-2016. …
66y · Male·Complications of chronic lithium therapy
Sydney Kennedy, a 66-year-old man with intellectual disability and bipolar affective disorder, died from complications of chronic lithium therapy. He had been on lithium for years with annual psychiatric review, but ther…
58y · Female·lymphangitic carcinomatosis leading to hypoxaemic respiratory failure and cardia…
June Nutter, a 58-year-old woman presenting with weight loss, anorexia, and unexplained shortness of breath, underwent gastroscopy and colonoscopy at a private hospital to inve…
78y · Female·sepsis and aspiration with metabolic dysfunction as a result of mechanical small…
…l bowel obstruction caused by abdominal adhesions from previous surgery. She had presented with vomiting, anorexia, weight loss, and x-ray findings showing multiple air-fluid levels and significantly dilated loops of bow…
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