624 results for “pulmonary disease”
68y · Female·mixed prescription drug toxicity (oxycodone, metoprolol, diazepam)
Ms Heraghty, a 68-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities including obesity (BMI 47.3), atrial fibrillation, COPD, and severe chronic pain, died from mixed prescription drug toxicity (oxycodone, metoprolol, diazepam) …
45y · Male·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to ruptured spleen due to splenomegaly due to ci…
…e iMER access for prison health staff and planned education on contact sport risks in patients with liver disease.
71y · Male·Acute myeloid leukaemia due to transformation from chronic myelomonocytic leukae…
…rincess Alexandra or Caboolture Hospitals, and accepted that earlier treatment would not have changed the disease course.
21y · Male·dilated cardiomyopathy
…s to his general practitioner on 6 September 2008. Dr G. identified clinical signs concerning for cardiac disease (tachycardia, finger clubbing, low blood pressure) but delayed investigations until Monday. Dean deterior…
39y · Male·Cardiac arrest in a person with pre-existing severe ischaemic heart disease who …
A 39-year-old First Nations man with severe ischaemic heart disease died following police restraint and ambulance care during an emergency examination authority detention. H…
40y · Male·Acute hepatic and renal failure in the setting of postoperative haemorrhage foll…
A 40-year-old man with obesity, COPD, diabetes and hypertension died from acute hepatic and renal failure following postoperative haemorrhage after left radical nephrectomy for a 10cm renal cell carcinoma. The surgeon ap…
62y · Female·Unknown. Likely natural causes, possibly with drug-related element. QT-prolongat…
Margaret Carr, 62, was found dead at her home in Redfern between 27 February and 1 March 2017. She had complex medical history including COPD, endocarditis, hepatitis C and substance use disorder (heroin, cannabis, metha…
64y · Male·Peritonitis, due to or as a consequence of a ruptured gallbladder, due to or as …
Dennis Childs, a 64-year-old Indigenous man serving a life sentence, died from peritonitis secondary to a ruptured gallbladder. On 8 December 2018, he presented with abdominal pain at the correctional centre but refused …
59y · Male·idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (probably alcohol related)
… arrest for the minor offence of drinking in a designated public place. He had severe, documented cardiac disease (cardiomegaly, heart failure) and had been hospitalized twice for cardiac-related issues in the preceding…
85y · Male·Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
An 85-year-old man with known inoperable abdominal aortic aneurysm died from rupture of this aneurysm while hospitalized for acute exacerbation of COPD. A medication error occurred at admission when Dr T. inadvertently i…
34y · Male·Septicaemia resulting from Melioidosis
Warren Maminyamanja, a 34-year-old Aboriginal man, died from melioidosis septicaemia on 13 June 2004 whilst in custody at Darwin Correctional Centre. Clinical assessment for melioidosis was not considered, though expert …
61y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage and myocardial infarct
A 61-year-old man with extensive cardiac disease collapsed at a supermarket, striking his head and losing consciousness for less than 10 seconds. Paramedi…
42y · Male·disseminated metastatic renal cell carcinoma
…cember 2006, with histology confirming high-grade malignancy with extension beyond the kidney. Metastatic disease to lungs was detected in March 2007, treated with Sunitinib until progression. Further metastases to brai…
74y · Female·Cardio-renal failure due to gangrene of calculous gallbladder, with significant …
…oner found her death was caused by underlying conditions (gangrenous gallbladder, cardiac and respiratory disease) though the anaphylaxis occurred and she suffered arrest. Key failures: triage nurse did not document the…
21y · Male·Combined effects of heroin toxicity and plastic bag asphyxia
A 21-year-old man with complex congenital heart disease (Fontan procedure) died from combined heroin toxicity and plastic bag asphyxia. He had a history of depre…
35y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage caused by ruptured spleen
A 35-year-old man with chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, hepatitis C and other comorbidities presented to his GP on 24 January 2007 with acute severe …
0y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy arising from thrombosis in Blalock-Taussig shun…
Holly South, an 8-month-old with complex congenital heart disease requiring a Blalock-Taussig shunt, died of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy from thrombosis in her shunt …
55y · Male·decompensated liver failure in a man with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma, w…
Tony Ruich, a 55-year-old sentenced prisoner, died from decompensated liver failure due to metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma with terminal palliative care. He had pre-existing cirrhosis diagnosed in 2012, likely from h…
43y · Male·Septic shock from streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis arising from streptococcus pne…
David Crisfield, a 43-year-old immunosuppressed patient with COPD on Crohn's disease therapy, died from streptococcus pneumoniae septic shock. He presented to a rural hospital ED on 6 Novemb…
76y · Female·dehydration, hypothermia and exhaustion
Elizabeth O'Pray, a 76-year-old woman with a history of transient ischaemic attack and early cognitive difficulties, became lost while walking in bushland near Katoomba, NSW on 7 March 2016. Despite extensive police sear…
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