91 results for “severe pulmonary hypertension”
64y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man receiving palliative care for terminal cancer of the r…
…e palliative management occurred throughout. The case demonstrates the challenge of treating patients with severe mental illness and comorbid terminal cancer who lack insight and lack compliance.
44y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis
… atherosclerosis while on home detention bail. He had significant cardiovascular risk factors including hypertension, heavy smoking (40 cigarettes daily for 30 years), and substance abuse history. In August 2018, he pres…
0y · Male·Trisomy 21 with complex cardiac anomalies complicated by pulmonary hypertension,…
Baby G, born with Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome) and complex cardiac anomalies, died at Royal Darwin Hospital on 18 March 2023 aged 6 months. The coroner found that non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) should have been offer…
81y · Male·Chronic lung disease (severe COPD) with atherosclerotic cardiovascular and valvu…
An 81-year-old man with severe COPD died following inappropriate interhospital transfer to a private hospital and subsequent management e…
64y · Female·Acute bronchopneumonia in a woman with liver failure
…erminal liver failure and multiple chronic conditions (cardiac cirrhosis, heart failure, COPD, diabetes, pulmonary hypertension). Discharged from hospital on 3 September 2005 after treatment for leg ulcers despite being…
63y · Male·Respiratory failure due to acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways dis…
…ld involuntary psychiatric patient with longstanding schizophrenia and significant comorbidities including severe COPD, congestive cardiac failure and chronic renal failure, died from respiratory failure due to acute exa…
84y · Male·Pneumonia complicating fractured cervical spine in the setting of fall
An 84-year-old man died from pneumonia and Type 2 respiratory failure nine days after sustaining a severe cervical spine fracture from a fall on a bus. Following the acute traumatic injury, he was appropriately m…
94y · Female·Complications of a fractured neck of femur sustained in an unwitnessed in-hospit…
A 94-year-old woman with significant cardiopulmonary comorbidities died from complications of a fractured femur sustained in an unwitnessed hospital fall. De…
81y · Female·Cardiac tamponade secondary to dissection of ascending aorta
An 81-year-old woman with hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia presented to the ED with sudden-onset central chest pain radiating to the jaw…
44y · Male·End stage non-small cell lung carcinoma
…ropriate. His cancer could not be staged or treated due to refusal to attend investigations, attributed to severe psychiatric disease. Competency assessments confirmed his capacity to refuse treatment. A not-for-resuscit…
47y · Male·Organ failure following use of synthetic cannabinoids and consequent hyperthermi…
…nd 5F-AMB), he became confused and dehydrated in a hot environment, developed uncontrollable seizures, and severe hyperthermia (42.2°C). Despite aggressive ICU management including mechanical ventilation, he developed di…
0y · Male·meconium aspiration syndrome complicated by persistent pulmonary hypertension
Baby C was born at 41 weeks and 2 days covered in thick meconium with respiratory distress. Key clinical failures included: (1) failure to respond to mother's request for induction at term+6 days; (2) failure to investig…
32y · Female·massive postpartum intracerebral haemorrhage of spontaneous hypertensive origin
…of hypertensive origin five hours after delivering twins. She had been diagnosed with pregnancy-induced hypertension on 13 May and treated with labetalol, which was ceased on 16 May despite borderline elevated readings. …
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…
45y · Male·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to ruptured spleen due to splenomegaly due to ci…
Hayward Rasmussen, a 45-year-old man with cirrhosis and severe splenomegaly, died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to ruptured spleen while in custody. He collapsed …
64y · Male·bronchopneumonia and sepsis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a man …
…Africh, a 64-year-old sentenced prisoner, died from bronchopneumonia and sepsis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (emphysema) in the setting of advanced chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia and heart failure. Key c…
84y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and coronary artery atherosclerosis in the setting of ty…
Jonathan Uphill, an 84-year-old man with extensive comorbidities including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and prior cardiac risk factors, died of ischaemic heart disease with coronary artery atherosclerosis. …
70y · Female·Cardiac arrest caused by a combination of gastric haemorrhage and pneumonia exac…
…caused by gastric haemorrhage and pneumonia on a background of coronary artery disease. She presented with severe epigastric pain and was appropriately admitted for investigation. Initial blood tests and CT scan showed n…
89y · Male·congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic heart disease and aortic valve steno…
… valve stenosis while detained under the Mental Health Act at Glenside Hospital. He was admitted following severe depression, suicidal ideation, and self-neglect after multiple family bereavements. Six days into admissio…
82y · Male·Ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease
An 82-year-old man with extensive medical comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, triple vessel coronary artery disease (previously bypass grafted), diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and dementia died suddenly i…
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