74 results for “chronic vomiting”
47y · Female·bronchopneumonia in context of ischaemic heart disease, chronic renal failure, a…
Amanda Gilbert, aged 47, died from bronchopneumonia with background ischaemic heart disease, chronic renal failure, and hypoxic brain injury from a 1985 hanging attempt. She had been an involuntary patient …
60y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with Down's syndrome with dementia and epilepsy
… 21 October with documented high aspiration risk. She represented 2 days later with respiratory distress, vomiting, and clinical deterioration consistent with recurrent aspiration. The coroner found no concerns regarding…
10y · Female·Ischaemic large bowel; large bowel obstruction secondary to chronic constipation
Child W, aged 10, died from ischaemic large bowel secondary to chronic constipation and faecal impaction. She had lifelong constipation and encopresis (soiling) from infancy, p…
83y · Female·upper gastrointestinal bleed with haemodynamic compromise following anticoagulat…
Margaret Patricia Kenney, 83, died from upper gastrointestinal bleeding complicated by cardiac arrest while anticoagulated for atrial fibrillation. She had been diagnosed with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) in …
46y · Female·combined effects of aspiration pneumonia due to gastroparesis following sleeve g…
…ve gastrectomy, complicated by ischaemic heart disease. Post-operative recovery was beset with persistent vomiting, dehydration, and electrolyte disturbances from 10 May onwards. Despite multiple presentations to hospita…
16y · Female·Adrenal insufficiency (Addison's Disease)
…table autoimmune condition. She presented with progressive fatigue, weight loss (from 48–50 kg to 38 kg), vomiting, and skin pigmentation changes over nine months, initially attributed to glandular fever. She was seen by…
57y · Male·aspiration pneumonia secondary to small bowel obstruction
A 57-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, intellectual disability, and history of bowel obstruction presented with faecal vomiting a…
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…
75y · Male·bilateral subdural haematoma due to fall
…no obvious signs of trauma. Over the following hours, he developed signs of serious head injury including vomiting, altered consciousness, agitation, and a bruise to his right temple. He was transferred to hospital where…
15y · Male·Gastric perforation with early peritonitis; Acute gastric distension and chronic…
…. HM did not communicate symptoms to parents; acute illness was only recognized when his father found him vomiting. While the gastric perforation itself was unpredictable and unpreventable, the case highlights systemic b…
18y · Male·complications of acute on chronic subdural haemorrhage (operated) in the setting…
George Diamond, 18, died from acute-on-chronic subdural haemorrhage sustained during boxing sparring on 18 February 2019. He had suffered a head injury …
31y · Female·urosepsis due to acute pyelonephritis
…t, epilepsy and cerebral palsy, died from urosepsis due to acute pyelonephritis. She presented to ED with vomiting and constipation on 16 January, was discharged on 24 January, and re-presented the same afternoon with fe…
0y · Male·Head injury in the setting of chronic subdural haemorrhage
Kaleb Baylis-Clarke, a 17-week-old infant, presented to hospital on 14 January 2016 with a head lump, vomiting, raised fontanelle and reduced milk intake. Cranial ultrasound showed fluid in subdural spaces. MRI on 15…
37y · Female·Unascertained; possibly sudden cardiac arrhythmia
… but appears to have over-consumed water while taking it (6-7 litres). After becoming unwell with nausea, vomiting and appearing to take a prolonged shower, her condition deteriorated rapidly. Paramedics found her in car…
32y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to ruptured cerebral aneurysm
…. His headache complaints were not accompanied by classical symptoms of subarachnoid haemorrhage (nausea, vomiting, collapse). Resuscitation efforts were prompt and appropriate. The coroner concluded there was no opportu…
86y · Male·Cardiac arrest triggered by electrolyte imbalance and sepsis secondary to compli…
An 86-year-old man with significant comorbidities died in a low-care nursing home from complications of an incarcerated umbilical hernia with bowel ischaemia, sepsis, and cardiac arrhythmia. His GP examined him briefly (…
41y · Male·Subdural haematoma
…migraine, then alcohol withdrawal syndrome, despite concerning features including severe headache (9/10), vomiting, pupil changes, and progressive drowsiness. A subdural haemorrhage (acute on chronic) was not diagnosed u…
41y · Male·Cerebral hypoxia and bronchopneumonia; contributing factors: toxic megacolon, ce…
…lla infection. Over 18 months prior to death, he experienced progressive functional decline, weight loss, chronic abdominal pain, and constipation that were inadequately investigated. Key clinical lessons include: (1) c…
37y · Male·Acute Aspiration Pneumonitis following on Quetiapine Ingestion
Paul John Long, a 37-year-old man with chronic schizoaffective disorder and alcohol dependence, died on 4 November 2002 from acute aspiration pneumoniti…
16y · Male·mid-gut volvulus and bowel obstruction, leading to ischaemic bowel and related c…
…ith Down syndrome, presented to Bathurst Base Hospital on 30 September 2016 with acute abdominal pain and vomiting. Despite clear clinical signs—including a lactate of 7.2 mmol/L (grossly abnormal), faeculent vomiting, a…
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