104 results for “chronic obstructive lung disease”
54y · Male·hypoglycaemic encephalopathy complicating multiple injuries in a man with chroni…
James Williamson, a 54-year-old man with diabetes, chronic lung disease, and ischaemic heart disease, died from hypoglycaemic encephalopathy following multiple trau…
75y · Male·pneumonia complicating chronic renal and cardiac failure, vascular dementia and …
A 75-year-old man with chronic cardiac and renal failure, vascular dementia, and COPD died of pneumonia while detained under the Mental …
69y · Male·disseminated urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (palliated), bilateral lung ade…
A 69-year-old man died in prison custody from disseminated urothelial carcinoma of the bladder, bilateral lung adenocarcinoma, and severe emphysema. He had a significant smoking history and prior asbestos exposure. His…
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 an…
61y · Male·Multiorgan failure, due to, or as a consequence of metastatic lung cancer (suspi…
Shane Anthony May, a 61-year-old prisoner, died of multiorgan failure secondary to metastatic lung cancer after 44 days in custody. He presented with COVID-19 symptoms on reception, then developed progressi…
56y · Female·Bronchial asthma and emphysema
…ropriate despite acknowledging that a welfare check on 25 March would likely have found her alive, and that lung function testing would have better informed clinical decisions. Key clinical lessons include: integrated ma…
63y · Male·Complications of Metastatic Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Peter Swanston, a 63-year-old prisoner, died from complications of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. He was diagnosed in November 2012 following a CT scan investigating chest symptoms and weight loss.…
66y · Male·Complications of metastatic lung adenocarcinoma, with terminal palliative care, …
Karl Frederick Dominic Holmes, a 66-year-old prisoner with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma, died from complications of his terminal cancer while serving a…
70y · Male·organising diffuse alveolar damage in the setting of hypertensive heart disease,…
… prison custody from organising diffuse alveolar damage in the setting of pre-existing hypertensive heart disease, right ventricular hypertrophy, coronary artery atherosclerosis, and COPD. He presented on 18 April 2023 …
73y · Male·Disseminated malignancy (advanced lung carcinoma and mouth carcinoma) in a man w…
Robert Craig, aged 73, died from disseminated malignancy (advanced lung and mouth carcinoma) while in prison custody. He received suboptimal cancer treatment at Fiona Stanley Hosp…
78y · Male·multi-organ failure complicating neck of femur fracture (operated) on a backgrou…
A 78-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (heart failure, renal disease, COPD) suffered a neck of femur fracture from an unwitnessed fall at an aged care facility. Post-operativ…
73y · Male·Lung cancer (squamous cell carcinoma)
Robert Skilton, aged 73, died of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the lung while in prison custody. He had a 59-year smoking history and consistently declined medical care throughout…
63y · Male·Metastatic carcinoma of the lung
Lawrence Jeffrey, a 63-year-old inmate at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre, died from metastatic lung carcinoma on 11 May 2008. He presented with symptoms consistent with his known chronic conditions (asthma, …
82y · Male·Complications associated with advanced chronic lung disease
Ivan Metcalfe, aged 82, died of complications from advanced chronic lung disease while in prison custody. He had multiple comorbidities including diabetes, ischaemic cardiov…
66y · Male·Palliative treatment (withdrawal of life-sustaining medication and oxygen) follo…
…tationary truck at a service station on 30 September 2014, sustaining serious leg injuries. He had terminal lung cancer (non-operable bronchogenic carcinoma), severe COPD, and bronchiectasis—comorbidities that would have…
75y · Female·exacerbation of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
…al capacity and guardianship arrangements were implemented; medical care was suitable given her end-stage disease and natural trajectory.
63y · Male·cancer in the left lung metastatic to the heart, right lung, liver, pancreas and…
… May 2013, imaging revealed an irregular nodule that was later found to be metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung with widespread spread to ribs, spine, lymph nodes, liver, pancreas and adrenal glands. He received appropr…
68y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man with carcinoma in the lung and chronic obstructive pul…
… (6) cognitive bias from previous similar presentations may have masked new pathology. Post-mortem revealed lung carcinoma with haemorrhagic lesion. Earlier admission, CT imaging, and/or hospital reassessment might have …
81y · Male·bronchopneumonia
An 81-year-old man with dementia, congestive cardiac failure, chronic lung disease and hip fractures died of bronchopneumonia four days after discharge from palliative care to…
66y · Male·respiratory infection on a background of metastatic carcinoma
Thomas Kedwell, aged 66, died in custody at Prince of Wales Hospital from respiratory infection secondary to metastatic carcinoma. He had undergone laryngectomy and tracheostomy for throat cancer in 2017, and presented w…
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