231 results for “respiratory symptoms”
70y · Male·organising diffuse alveolar damage in the setting of hypertensive heart disease,…
…icular hypertrophy, coronary artery atherosclerosis, and COPD. He presented on 18 April 2023 with acute respiratory symptoms including dyspnoea, dizziness, and epistaxis after losing his regular inhaler. Initial present…
72y · Female·Pneumonia as a consequence of chronic obstructive airway disease
…n prison, died from pneumonia complicated by chronic obstructive airway disease. She had presented with respiratory symptoms on 27 and 29 September 2020 and was appropriately hospitalised on 29 September. Clinically, sh…
36y · Female·Complications of pneumonia and pulmonary emphysema with bullae formation; respir…
…eval services; insufficient IV fluid resuscitation (patient encouraged to refuse); misinterpretation of respiratory distress as anxiety/alcohol withdrawal; sparse overnight vital sign monitoring despite clinical deterio…
47y · Female·Mycoplasma pneumonia secondary to rhinovirus infection
…om mycoplasma pneumonia secondary to rhinovirus infection. She presented to her GP on 6 June with upper respiratory symptoms and was prescribed antibiotics. By 12 June, chest X-ray confirmed pneumonia and she was referr…
63y · Male·Respiratory failure due to acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways dis…
…nt comorbidities including severe COPD, congestive cardiac failure and chronic renal failure, died from respiratory failure due to acute exacerbation of COPD. In the three weeks prior to death he had multiple ED present…
2y · Male·pneumonia in association with bronchiolitis
… checks during the night when the child was coughing and in the morning before discovery. Children with respiratory symptoms can deteriorate rapidly due to physiological compensation mechanisms. The death was from natur…
73y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating sigmoid volvulus in a man with Down syndrome
… have increased aspiration risk, particularly when experiencing acute gastrointestinal obstruction with respiratory symptoms. Early recognition and appropriate management of sigmoid volvulus, combined with aspiration pr…
66y · Male·Undetermined (natural causes)
… difficulties died at his supported disability accommodation home on 20 June 2024. He experienced acute respiratory difficulty and was found not breathing by his carer, who initiated CPR. Paramedics attended and found h…
33y · Male·hypoxic respiratory failure following right pneumonectomy for treatment of sever…
Manjit Singh, a 33-year-old Indian 457 visa worker, died from hypoxic respiratory failure following a pneumonectomy for treatment of severe pulmonary tuberculosis. He had latent TB iden…
12y · Female·Cardio-respiratory failure due to aspiration pneumonia
…e 12, with VACTERL syndrome and difficult airway, presented to Bowral Hospital ED on 9 August 2015 with respiratory symptoms. She was inadequately triaged initially, then readmitted that evening with oxygen saturation o…
5y · Unknown·Undetermined Sudden Infant Death (USID)
…ith viral infection, though no specific pathogenic organism was identified. The infant had mild cold-like symptoms for several days but parents did not seek medical care. Key preventable factors included unsafe sleep env…
79y · Male·Pneumonia complicating ischaemic heart disease and dementia
…inders Medical Centre. He was admitted from a nursing home with aggressive behaviour, skin lesions, and respiratory symptoms. During hospitalisation he developed delirium in the context of respiratory infection, experie…
37y · Male·Immersion (drowning)
…ngs consistent with drowning. The deceased had a long history of amphetamine use and previous asthma-like symptoms following drug use. Methylamphetamine was present at recreational levels. The coroner concluded the death…
57y · Male·aspiration pneumonia in an intellectually disabled man
…e comorbidities, died from aspiration pneumonia. He presented with vomiting, difficulty swallowing, and respiratory symptoms on 14 September 2014. After initial admission and multidisciplinary review including speech pa…
54y · Male·Pneumonia due to Staphylococcus aureus
…stody from Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia. Over 11 days before death, he presented multiple times with respiratory symptoms and requested antibiotics, but was never seen by a doctor. Key clinical concerns include: inad…
81y · Male·Community acquired pneumonia in a man with acute on chronic renal failure
An 81-year-old man with chronic respiratory disease and renal failure died from community-acquired pneumonia complicated by acute-on-chronic renal …
50y · Female·respiratory arrest on a background of left lower lobe pneumonia in a person with…
…n with schizoaffective disorder, intellectual disability, and primary pulmonary hypertension, died from respiratory arrest due to left lower lobe pneumonia while detained under mental health legislation. She had been di…
31y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism arising from deep vein thrombosis
…isk factors in frequent travellers; low clinical probability should not exclude testing where history and symptoms suggest thromboembolism; and elevated awareness of PE as a differential diagnosis is essential.
36y · Male·morphine toxicity
A 36-year-old man with morbid obesity, possible sleep apnoea, and respiratory symptoms died from morphine toxicity after taking three 100mg MS Contin tablets within 6 hours, despite…
61y · Male·Multiorgan failure, due to, or as a consequence of metastatic lung cancer (suspi…
…ltiorgan failure secondary to metastatic lung cancer after 44 days in custody. He presented with COVID-19 symptoms on reception, then developed progressive respiratory and abdominal symptoms. Lung lesions were identified…
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