95 results for “acute pulmonary oedema”
40y · Male·Unascertained; likely cardiac arrhythmia secondary to cardiomegaly and morbid ob…
…f unascertained cause. He had bipolar affective disorder, was on antipsychotic therapy, and presented with acute psychosis. Autopsy revealed morbid obesity, cardiomegaly, and cannabinoid use. The coroner found his death…
21y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury arising from severe anaphylactic shock due to administratio…
Lucas Peyret, a 21-year-old with no significant medical history, presented to hospital with acute appendicitis and underwent emergency laparoscopic appendicectomy. Surgery was routine and uneventful. Upon…
45y · Female·Sibutramine ingestion in a woman with coronary artery atherosclerosis
Karen Willis, a 45-year-old woman with no known medical conditions, died of acute cardiac arrhythmia triggered by sibutramine ingestion combined with underlying coronary atherosclerosis. S…
43y · Female·Acute thrombosis of a prosthetic mitral valve
A 43-year-old woman with prosthetic mitral and aortic valves due to rheumatic heart disease died from acute thrombosis of her prosthetic mitral valve following cessation and recommencement of warfarin for IVF treat…
33y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to sepsis on a background of severe ischaemic cardiomyop…
Wayne Robert McInnes Thompson, aged 33, died from multi-organ failure due to sepsis complicated by severe ischaemic cardiomyopathy. He had a complex medical history including viral myocarditis, previous intestinal resect…
38y · Male·The combined effect of Methylamphetamine Toxicity and prolonged restraint in a p…
Jason Rea, a 38-year-old chronic methamphetamine user, died following a high-speed collision on the M1 Freeway while driving under the influence. After the crash, he became aggressive and agitated, requiring restraint by…
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…
64y · Female·Haemorrhage into atheromatous plaque, due to coronary atherosclerosis
…ed on 27 May 2008 from coronary atherosclerosis with haemorrhage into atheromatous plaque. She suffered an acute cardiac event on 5 May 2008 requiring emergency pacemaker insertion. After three weeks in ICU with mechani…
54y · Male·Ischaemic cardiomyopathy following a period of restraint on a background of morb…
…PR until a senior officer arrived. Clinical experts noted officers lacked sufficient training to recognise acute medical deterioration in this context. Earlier removal from the van and immediate CPR initiation may not h…
71y · Male·Complications following a right hepatic artery injury following an open cholecys…
…abdominal surgery died from complications of a right hepatic artery injury during open cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis. The operative decision was reasonable and the intraoperative injury was appropriately manag…
36y · Male·Multi-organ failure complicating injecting drug use
A 36-year-old man with a 13-year history of schizophrenia and substance abuse was admitted involuntarily to a psychiatric unit on 15 September 2012 after community deterioration. He improved over several weeks and was tr…
35y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (post cardiac arrest) on a background of acute …
A 35-year-old man died by hanging in a medium-security prison while on remand. He was found unresponsive in his cell with a ligature around his neck. Despite immediate CPR, transfer to hospital and transfer to ICU at Fli…
42y · Male·Cardiac arrest following hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, likely due to E.coli …
Jarrod Wright, a 42-year-old man admitted with cellulitis, developed sepsis-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring ICU care with non-invasive ventilation. Critical failures o…
48y · Female·Ischaemic brain injury secondary to toxicity to tramadol and temazepam
A 48-year-old woman died from ischaemic brain injury caused by overdose of tramadol and temazepam. She was found unresponsive at home on 10 October 2009 after consuming these medications. Her family and GP Dr D. failed t…
74y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction complicated by multiple organ failure
Ronald William Beaumont, 74, died from acute myocardial infarction complicated by multiple organ failure following a second shoulder washout procedure.…
45y · Male·Coronary Atherosclerosis
…agent, diabetes medication) were not administered due to incomplete medication reconciliation while he was acutely psychotic and uncooperative. The coroner found care reasonable overall; coronary atherosclerosis is ofte…
79y · Female·Dilated cardiomyopathy with decompensated heart failure not appropriately treate…
…espiratory physician managing her, faced a diagnostic dilemma between apparent fluid overload (raised JVP, oedema) and poor perfusion markers. He did not implement strict fluid balance monitoring or daily weights, and di…
40y · Male·Cardiomyopathy with early pneumonia in a man with reported sleep apnoea and high…
…uctive sleep apnoea. He was readmitted to Graylands Hospital's mental health ward on 20 November 2014 with acute psychiatric decompensation and received sedation (haloperidol and clonazepam) for agitation. He was observ…
31y · Male·Lymphocytic Myocarditis in association with Acute Pericarditis (viral origin, ae…
…rman John Morgan, aged 31, died at Carnarvon Airport on 21 December 2001 from lymphocytic myocarditis with acute pericarditis (viral origin). He presented to Carnarvon Regional Hospital on 20 December with chest and sho…
30y · Male·traumatic asphyxiation
Styles Isaac King, an Aboriginal man aged 30, died from traumatic asphyxiation following restraint by crowd controllers at a bar in Katherine, Northern Territory. During an altercation, he was held face-down on the floor…
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