197 results for “emphysema”
60y · Male·Undetermined - likely natural causes (centriacinar emphysema) or misadventure (f…
…ust 2022. Autopsy findings were limited by advanced decomposition but suggested possible natural causes (emphysema) or misadventure (fall on uneven ground with untied shoelaces). The coroner could not definitively deter…
40y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia due to cardiovascular disease
… including an acquired brain injury from 2004 drug overdose, morbid obesity, cardiovascular disease, and emphysema from smoking. Expert cardiological evidence confirmed he died from natural causes—a fatal cardiac arrhyt…
56y · Male·disseminated malignancy – known non-small cell carcinoma of lung
Colin George Graham, a 56-year-old Aboriginal man with severe COPD and lung cancer, died of disseminated non-small cell carcinoma while in prison custody receiving palliative care. The coroner found his medical care was …
49y · Male·cor pulmonale and chronic bronchitis and emphysema
Graham Murrurkuwuy, a 49-year-old Aboriginal man, died of cor pulmonale and chronic bronchitis/emphysema while imprisoned at Darwin Correctional Centre. He had a long history of smoking and substance abuse. Me…
51y · Female·embolic infarcts complicating infective endocarditis
… infarcts and died one week later. The autopsy revealed widespread chronic IV drug use complications and emphysema. Clinically, this case highlights the importance of recognising signs of serious infection (endocarditis…
63y · Male·pulmonary emphysema
…eavy smoking, limited capacity to change lifestyle due to mental illness, and the irreversible nature of emphysema. The coroner found no failures in mental health care proximate to death. Efforts to arrange supported ac…
73y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, emphysema and per…
John William Chardon, a 73-year-old prisoner, died from coronary atherosclerosis with severe calcified atheroma causing >70% stenosis of coronary arteries. He presented with dizziness on 21 October 2020, which initially …
85y · Male·respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
An 85-year-old man with COPD, diabetes, and peripheral vascular disease died from type 1 respiratory failure due to mucous plugging of airways. He presented with a foot ulcer and acute respiratory exacerbation, was admit…
58y · Female·Unknown - cause and manner of death remain undetermined
…mitriptyline, nortriptyline, and methadone. Mary-Anne had significant health comorbidities (Hepatitis C, emphysema, severe prescription drug addiction), mental health issues including depression, and recent psychosocial…
63y · Female·Combined features of bronchopneumonia, emphysema and ischaemic heart disease on …
…ar-old woman with depression, anxiety, liver cirrhosis, and chronic drug use died from bronchopneumonia, emphysema, and ischaemic heart disease following a prolonged lie on the ground with hypothermia. She missed a rout…
55y · Male·cardiac arrest in the setting of methylamphetamine toxicity, with possible serot…
…existing cardiac and respiratory disease, whilst in police presence. He had schizoaffective disorder and emphysema, was taking antidepressants and antipsychotics, and presented with excited delirium-like behaviour after…
78y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating advanced multifactorial dementia
Alec Bester, a 78-year-old man with advanced dementia (primarily alcohol-related), chronic alcoholism, emphysema, and ischaemic heart disease, died of aspiration pneumonia at the Roy Fagan Centre. He vomited after his…
81y · Male·Oxygen deprivation and carbon dioxide toxicity in a person with chronic respirat…
Douglas Ian Scott, an 81-year-old with emphysema, died from oxygen deprivation and carbon dioxide toxicity after smoking while using a home oxygen concen…
44y · Female·Dilated cardiomyopathy
… she was found deceased in her room. Autopsy revealed dilated cardiomyopathy as the cause of death, with emphysema and obesity as contributing factors. The coroner found the medical and psychiatric care provided was ade…
Unknown·Sodium nitrite toxicity
… Cox (32). Laurence had a history of depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and medical conditions including emphysema and legal blindness, and expressed suicidal ideation approximately one year before death. Ryley had depr…
42y · Female·Drowning due to combined drug (tramadol, venlafaxine, diazepam, quetiapine and c…
A 42-year-old woman with bipolar disorder, chronic pain, and emphysema died by drowning while scuba diving in shallow water after a 3-year hiatus from diving. She was taking m…
52y · Male·salt water drowning
…Marion Bay, South Australia. Multiple medical and equipment factors contributed: severe obesity (132kg), emphysema with lung bullae, coronary atheroma, enlarged heart, tight-fitting wetsuit causing chest compression and…
40y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia caused by atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular dis…
…uired brain injury from a past drug overdose, multiple comorbidities including morbid obesity, epilepsy, emphysema and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, died suddenly during supervised hydrotherapy at Kingston Poo…
45y · Male·severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
…travenous drug use (talcosis), and decades of smoking. Clinical examination revealed pulmonary fibrosis, emphysema, and pulmonary hypertension. Despite specialist referral to a respiratory physician and investigation (P…
91y · Female·pelvic haematoma arising from a fracture of the neck of the left femur sustained…
A 91-year-old woman with dementia, emphysema and cognitive decline was admitted to hospital after a fall. She was assessed as high falls risk but ina…
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