41 results for “severe osteoporosis”
90y · Female·Infected sacral ulcer and fluid imbalances in the context of dementia
…14 December but did not proceed; she was transferred to hospital on 16 December after blood tests revealed severe hypernatraemia. She died 4 days later from infected sacral ulcer and fluid/nutritional imbalance. Clinical…
40y · Male·Complications of Influenza A infection in a man with cerebral palsy and congenit…
…mmodation, died from complications of Influenza A infection causing respiratory failure. He presented with severe lower respiratory tract infection and parapneumonic effusion. Despite antiviral and antibiotic treatment, …
72y · Female·environmental heat and cold exposure with severe dehydration
Susan Ann Deuchar, aged 72, died from environmental heat and cold exposure with severe dehydration following a motor vehicle accident on Anthony Road, Tullah, Tasmania on 10 December 2018. She …
52y · Male·Gastric adenocarcinoma
Dimitrios Alexandrou, a 52-year-old man with severe cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and drug-resistant epilepsy, died from gastric adenocarcinoma. He…
Unknown·Diane Michel: sharp force injuries to neck and wrists. John McCain: projectile i…
A married couple, both terminally ill with COPD and other serious conditions, died together at home in December 2016. Diane Michel (74) died from sharp force injuries to her neck and wrists; John McCain (76) died from se…
63y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and aortic stenosis
Walter Leonard Colyer, a 63-year-old man with intellectual disability living in supported residential care, died suddenly from ischaemic heart disease and aortic stenosis while visiting his sister. He had known aortic st…
71y · Female·Cardiogenic shock due to sudden cardiac event, with scleroderma as contributing …
…tensive medical history included scleroderma, epilepsy, bipolar affective disorder, anaemia, dysphagia, osteoporosis and previous transient ischemic attacks. While dining at her residence, she suddenly became unresponsiv…
72y · Male·Complications of a gastroduodenal perforation (palliated) in the setting of mult…
…s antibiotics, fluids and analgesia. He deteriorated rapidly overnight with increased respiratory rate and severe pain, transitioned to end-of-life care, and died the following morning. The coroner accepted that this was…
66y · Male·unascertained
A 66-year-old man with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and severe hypoglycaemia unawareness died on 20 June 2013, the day after commencing a Medtronic Paradigm insulin pump…
58y · Female·pneumonia, likely aspiration pneumonia
…f pneumonia on 20 January 2018 at the Roy Fagan Centre after admission with a complex scapula fracture and severe cognitive decline from alcoholic dementia. The coroner found her overall care at Royal Hobart Hospital and…
83y · Female·unascertained
… 11 December 2019 with her son. Ms Loveday had significant medical and cognitive vulnerabilities including severe dementia, stroke history, multiple comorbidities, and 24/7 care dependency. Her son took her on the vessel…
92y · Female·heart failure secondary to aortic stenosis, anaemia, atrial fibrillation and isc…
A 92-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities (aortic stenosis, anaemia, atrial fibrillation, ischaemic heart disease) died of heart failure four days after admission to aged care. She had been hospitalised for three m…
80y · Female·multiple injuries in the setting of a fall
Catherine Mary Reid, aged 80, died from multiple fractures sustained in a fall during a mechanical hoist transfer at a disability care facility. While being transferred from wheelchair to bed using an overhead ceiling ho…
51y · Female·Aspiration in the setting of end stage down syndrome
Catherine Ann Collier, a 51-year-old woman with Down syndrome, end-stage hydrocephalus, and severe dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia following a choking episode while eating. The Disability Service…
83y · Female·Aspiration bronchopneumonia in a setting of cerebral infarction
…nchopneumonia following cerebral infarction while living with her son and daughter-in-law. She experienced severe neglect and elder abuse in her final years: cessation of epilepsy medication (March 2013), progressive imm…
86y · Female·subdural haemorrhage due to or as a consequence of a fall
Ms SME, an 86-year-old resident at a Blue Care nursing home, suffered a fatal subdural haemorrhage following a fall from bed during a sponge bath on 18 January 2016. She died on 21 January 2016. Clinical lessons include:…
41y · Female·Neck compression and hanging
…, and alcohol use disorder, died by suicide on 4 November 2022. She presented to Ballarat Hospital ED with severe neck pain and anxiety about her condition while in a residential rehabilitation program at Windana. Triage…
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 lo…
72y · Female·Hanging
Chang Ying Xu, a 72-year-old Chinese-speaking woman with severe spinal cord compression, chronic pain, and depression, died by hanging during respite care at an aged care…
78y · Female·Tension pneumothorax (surgically managed) due to aspiration pneumonia (bronchosc…
78-year-old woman with severe COPD and type 2 respiratory failure underwent elective melanoma surgery at a private day hospital (North L…
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