624 results for “pulmonary disease”
73y · Female·Combined effects of congestive cardiac failure, coronary artery atherosclerosis …
VA, a 73-year-old woman with mental health conditions and cardiac disease, died from congestive cardiac failure, coronary atherosclerosis, and cardiomegaly while an inpatient in a…
71y · Female·Diffuse Lymphoid Malignancy
Mary Una Barnett, a 71-year-old woman in custody at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, died from diffuse lymphoid malignancy (high-grade lymphoma) discovered shortly before her death. She had extensive comorbidities including ch…
66y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with emphysema as secondary cause
Harold James Carpenter, a 66-year-old prisoner with significant comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, emphysema, hepatitis C and possible malignancy, died from coronary atherosclerosis and emphysema. He pre…
36y · Male·undetermined (possibly ethylene glycol poisoning; possibly natural cause such as…
A 36-year-old man with acute psychotic illness absconded from Ryde Hospital Emergency Department on 3 August 2013 after refusing oral antipsychotic medication. He evaded police efforts to locate him and was found dead in…
72y · Female·Pneumonia in the setting of multiple rib fractures and chronic obstructive pulmo…
A 72-year-old woman with COPD and diabetes presented to the emergency department on Good Friday with severe (9/10) right-sided chest pain from multiple rib fractures sustained in a fall. She was triaged to Category 5 (le…
48y · Female·Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease
Margret Lillian Harris, aged 48, died of chronic obstructive airway disease while detained under the Mental Health Act at Royal Adelaide Hospital. She had longstanding COAD, right h…
72y · Male·Bilateral pneumothoraces and pneumoperitoneum due to insufflation of the bladder…
Stephen Herczeg, a 72-year-old patient with COPD and urinary tract infection, died from bilateral pneumothoraces and pneumoperitoneum caused by insufflation of his bladder with oxygen. The oxygen supply tubing was someho…
79y · Male·combined cardiac, respiratory and renal failure as terminal events on a backgrou…
…appropriate. Mr Brown had significant comorbidities including insulin-dependent diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, chronic renal failure, and advanced mixed dementia with behavioural issues. By early April 2019, his con…
81y · Male·valvular heart disease with cardiac amyloidosis
… procedure, collapsed and died in prison infirmary on 20 September 2019. Autopsy confirmed valvular heart disease with cardiac amyloidosis as cause. Clark had multiple recent falls and episodes of syncope, including pos…
55y · Male·Cardiopulmonary arrest, respiratory failure and chronic obstructive airways dise…
…tensive psychiatric history (schizoaffective disorder, substance dependency), chronic obstructive airways disease, and alcohol abuse, died from cardiopulmonary arrest and respiratory failure. He was admitted involuntari…
70y · Female·pneumonia and post-surgical course following repair of neck of femur fracture, i…
Susan Mitchelmore, a 70-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities including COPD, ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, and bipolar disorder, was a resident in an aged care facility under a Mental Health Act Treatm…
75y · Male·pneumonia complicating chronic renal and cardiac failure, vascular dementia and …
A 75-year-old man with chronic cardiac and renal failure, vascular dementia, and COPD died of pneumonia while detained under the Mental Health Act at Flinders Medical Centre. He was admitted with chest pain and remained …
90y · Female·Infected sacral ulcer and fluid imbalances in the context of dementia
… aged care facility failed to maintain consistent wound charts and care plans. While her advanced cardiac disease and age were significant, earlier appropriate wound debridement and better family communication regarding…
55y · Male·Multiorgan failure and septic shock complicating parasitic gastrointestinal infe…
A 55-year-old man with severe intellectual disability and multiple comorbidities died from multiorgan failure and septic shock due to parasitic gastrointestinal infection. He presented on 15 July with head banging and or…
66y · Male·drowning
…e-down approximately 300 metres from where he had been fishing. Autopsy revealed advanced coronary artery disease but this did not directly contribute to death; drowning was confirmed by findings of pulmonary oedema and…
73y · Male·Disseminated malignancy (advanced lung carcinoma and mouth carcinoma) in a man w…
Robert Craig, aged 73, died from disseminated malignancy (advanced lung and mouth carcinoma) while in prison custody. He received suboptimal cancer treatment at Fiona Stanley Hospital due to communication failures betwee…
65y · Male·Metastatic adenocarcinoma of unknown primary origin
…n ordered 10 August was not performed until 31 August, with results reported three days later, revealing pulmonary nodes and pleural effusion. Subsequent imaging identified hepatic lesion and metastatic disease. Care af…
68y · Female·Anaphylaxis in a woman with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and emphysema
A 68-year-old woman with severe COPD and undiagnosed atherosclerotic heart disease underwent cataract surgery at Northam Hospital. Post-operatively, she was prescribed Diamox (acetazolamid…
55y · Female·exsanguination due to a gunshot wound to the upper left chest
A 55-year-old woman with a 20-year history of depression died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. She had attempted suicide twice in 2019 (July and December) and was managed by her general practitioner and Tasmania Heal…
58y · Male·Cardiomegaly and severe single vessel coronary artery atherosclerosis in a man w…
David John McLeod, a 58-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, was admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit on 21 August 2012 following mental health deterioration. He presented with signs of infection, received app…
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