30 results for “recurrent chest infections”
11y · Female·pneumonia complicating cytomegalovirus embryopathy
…are including medical management of multiple complications (epilepsy, aspiration risk, spinal deformity, recurrent infections). By 2001, her condition deteriorated significantly with progressive respiratory compromise a…
81y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia
An 81-year-old woman with intellectual disability, cerebral palsy and dysphagia died from aspiration pneumonia. She resided in DHHS care with appropriate preventative measures in place including softened diet and thicken…
86y · Male·Sepsis associated with a pericolic abscess, complicated by terminal large intest…
An 86-year-old life-sentenced prisoner died from sepsis associated with a pericolic abscess complicated by terminal gastrointestinal haemorrhage. He had extensive comorbidities including bilateral amputations, cardiac fa…
44y · Male·Airways obstruction with mucous plugging secondary to quadriplegia post accident
Lachlan Rayner, a 44-year-old man with quadriplegia from a 2019 spinal injury, died from airways obstruction due to mucous plugging and pneumonia. He was a specialist disability accommodation resident receiving in-home c…
41y · Male·pneumonia in the setting of Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
A 41-year-old man with Lennox Gastaut Syndrome and significant physical disabilities died from pneumonia two days after presenting to his GP with fever and cough. The GP diagnosed a respiratory tract infection and prescr…
4y · Male·chronic degenerative damage (complications) from neonatal cerebral palsy
Baby M was a 4.5-year-old Aboriginal boy with severe neonatal cerebral palsy causing quadriplegia, intellectual disability, seizures, blindness, and severe gastro-oesophageal reflux. He died unexpectedly at home from chr…
57y · Male·Bilateral bronchopneumonia in a man with asthma, tetraplegia and multiple other …
…medical advice. His GP saw him 5 days before death for medication review and blood tests, with no signs of chest infection noted. He was found deceased at home with foam in mouth; CPR was commenced but unsuccessful. The…
61y · Male·Pneumonia
Kenneth Morrison, a 61-year-old man with Down's syndrome, dementia and multiple comorbidities, died from pneumonia following hospitalisation at Casey Hospital in March 2008. Community Residential Unit (CRU) carers raised…
7y · Female·aspiration pneumonia leading to multi-organ failure in a female child with compl…
…l management was consistently high-standard with multidisciplinary input. In July 2018, she presented with chest infection, uncontrolled seizures and respiratory distress. Recognizing end-of-life status, the treating te…
47y · Male·Bronchopneumonia on a background of methadone and benzodiazepine use
…hopneumonia with a background of methadone and benzodiazepine use. He suffered chronic severe asthma and recurrent chest infections. Key clinical issues: (1) Methadone's respiratory depressant effects are contraindicate…
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