334 results for “vomiting”
51y · Male·unascertained; presumed sudden cardiac arrhythmia
…ted with acute behavioural changes including excessive drinking, unusual fluid/milk consumption, repeated vomiting and faecal incontinence. Despite timely mental health service involvement and appropriate escalation to a…
55y · Female·acute myocardial infarction due to right coronary artery thrombosis
…year-old woman presenting to the emergency department with 24 hours of chest pain, arm pain, sweating and vomiting was discharged without an ECG or troponin measurement. She had an abdominal CT suggesting cholecystitis, …
39y · Male·Complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction
…ychosis and underwent manual rectal dis-impaction and enemas on 2 February 2017. He collapsed with faecal vomiting, aspiration, and bowel obstruction, requiring intubation and ICU care. Despite aggressive management incl…
17y · Female·raised intracranial pressure due to hepatic encephalopathy related cerebral oede…
…y 90 paracetamol tablets on 3 June 2002 but did not disclose this during her first hospital admission for vomiting and suspected gastroenteritis. Early clinical presentation mimicked infectious gastroenteritis with seizu…
2y · Female·Chronic organic brain damage as a consequence of Murray Valley encephalitis
…olled epilepsy, spastic quadriparesis, bulbar palsy, and sensory deficits. She presented to hospital with vomiting, diarrhoea, increased seizures, and signs of shock (tachycardia, tachypnoea, fever, peripheral shutdown).…
82y · Female·acute peritonitis, ruptured bowel and incarcerated bowel herniation
…eft unattended with heavy IV pumps on her wheelchair, fracturing her hip. After hip repair, she developed vomiting on 11 November which was attributed to narcotic medication. Dr H., an intern, examined her twice but did …
16y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to skull fracture and extradural haemotoma from b…
… head injury due to incomplete brain development; (3) Symptoms mimicking alcohol intoxication (confusion, vomiting, headache, unsteadiness) following head trauma must trigger medical evaluation; (4) The critical early in…
76y · Female·aspiration of gastro-intestinal contents as a result of small bowel obstruction …
…t. Dr B. diagnosed vasovagal syncope with gastroenteritis based on the patient's history of diarrhoea and vomiting, and discharged her after 4 hours. However, the patient had actually suffered small bowel torsion causing…
70y · Female·Severe dehydration and renal complications secondary to intestinal obstruction d…
A 70-year-old woman presented to a rural hospital with 48 hours of vomiting and dehydration secondary to an inguinal hernia obstruction. The initial assessment by the hospital medic…
11y · Female·Sepsis due to acute peritonitis secondary to perforated gangrenous acute appendi…
…sis secondary to perforated gangrenous acute appendicitis. She presented with progressive abdominal pain, vomiting, anorexia and malaise over four days before sudden deterioration and death. Her father and his partner at…
33y · Male·Aspiration due to alcoholic intoxication; coronary atherosclerosis contributed
Adam Anthony Fernandez, aged 33, died from aspiration of food contents while acutely intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.276%) following police attendance at his home on 4 December 2001. After police used capsicum spray to safe…
41y · Female·complications of intracerebral haemorrhage due to ruptured aneurysm
…consultations. On 6 December 2022, Ms Lowe presented with sudden-onset severe headache and three hours of vomiting—a presentation consistent with possible subarachnoid haemorrhage that warranted emergency department eval…
62y · Female·Acute bacterial peritonitis and pneumonia
…erative failures: Despite deteriorating vital signs (oxygen saturation and blood pressure) and persistent vomiting on discharge day (26 Feb), she was inappropriately discharged home. Nursing staff failed to properly esca…
74y · Male·acute myocardial ischaemia related to stenosis of the right coronary artery
…frey Raymond Murray, aged 74, presented to Launceston General Hospital ED on 24 February 2019 with fever, vomiting and dizziness. After triage at 6:27pm, he waited unattended for over 4 hours without further medical asse…
60y · Female·acute cerebral bleed resulting from blunt trauma and late haemorrhagic progressi…
…phere. Critically, the progression occurred on the evening of 23 September 2015, when Gwenith experienced vomiting and seizure-like activity, but medical assistance was not sought until 10:20am on 24 September 2015. Expe…
Organising pneumonia (Sandra Boney and Norman Boney); Organising pneumonia compl…
…ere diagnosed initially as alcohol withdrawal. Clinical features included altered consciousness, tremors, vomiting, visual disturbances, and signs of methanol toxicity including acidosis. All subsequently developed organ…
4y · Male·acute suppurative peritonitis following rupture of an inflamed vermiform appendi…
A 4-year-old Aboriginal boy with autism presented to emergency with vomiting and fever. Appendicitis was considered as a primary diagnosis from admission. Clinical examination was ch…
8y · Male·bacterial meningitis that had not been diagnosed by a number of clinicians who h…
…, overreliance on normal vital signs while ignoring toxicity signs (lethargy, fever, headache, persistent vomiting, pallor), and failure to perform lumbar puncture or blood cultures. Paracetamol appeared to improve sympt…
0y · Male·Head injury from non-accidental trauma (forced shaking) occurring on 11 May 2009
… or persons unknown while in parental care. The 5-month-old presented with cardiorespiratory arrest after vomiting; imaging revealed bilateral subdural haemorrhages, old and new fractures to ribs and clavicles consistent…
16y · Female·Adrenal insufficiency (Addison's Disease)
…table autoimmune condition. She presented with progressive fatigue, weight loss (from 48–50 kg to 38 kg), vomiting, and skin pigmentation changes over nine months, initially attributed to glandular fever. She was seen by…
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