26 results for “atypical pneumonia”
16y · Male·Pneumonia complicating influenza A (H1N1) infection with secondary Staphylococcu…
Andrew Allan, a 16-year-old student, died from pneumonia complicating influenza A (H1N1) infection with secondary Staphylococcus aureus septicaemia. He presented…
0y · Female·Pneumococcal meningitis
Allegra, aged 6 months, died of pneumococcal meningitis after a Healthdirect telephone triage call on 28 April 2010 that resulted in inappropriate home-care advice. She presented with fever (38.9°C), shallow rapid breath…
Unknown·Panella: pulmonary thromboembolism due to left calf deep vein thrombosis; Skeffi…
…ls. Anna Panella (76) died from pulmonary thromboembolism; Bernard Skeffington (89) died from aspiration pneumonia after waiting 1 hour 43 minutes before admission; Graham Jessett (64) died from ischaemic heart disease …
2y · Male·Hyaline membrane disease and pneumonia in the setting of pneumothorax
… dosing. The underlying diagnosis of hyaline membrane disease (HMD) was not adequately considered despite atypical presentation. The coroner found that earlier recognition of abnormal blood gas results, earlier considera…
67y · Male·acute renal failure with associated severe acidosis and hyperkalemia
A 67-year-old Aboriginal male with dementia was discharged from Royal Darwin Hospital on 4 November 2001 following cystoscopy and bladder neck incision for suspected obstruction. Critical communication failures meant the…
87y · Male·Strangulated small bowel due to adhesions from previous abdominal surgery
An 87-year-old man with diabetes, hypertension and dementia was admitted with presumed UTI and dehydration. Within 24 hours, nursing staff observed a distended abdomen and bile-stained vomiting—clinical signs of bowel ob…
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