211 results for “COPD”
66y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
A 66-year-old woman with COPD, obstructive sleep apnoea, and obesity underwent routine knee surgery at Royal Darwin Hospital. Post-operat…
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 a…
72y · Female·Pneumonia as a consequence of chronic obstructive airway disease
…ssons include the importance of early recognition of respiratory decompensation in patients with underlying COPD and cardiac disease, and ensuring that incarceration does not create barriers to timely hospital assessment…
73y · Male·complications of lung carcinoma in a man with multiple comorbidities
John William Macfie, a 73-year-old man with extensive medical comorbidities (COPD, ischemic heart disease, prior CABG surgeries, cardiac stents, hypertension, hyperlipidemia) and a chronic …
80y · Male·aspiration pneumonia on a background of severe oropharyngeal dysphagia and chron…
…ald Arthur Elliott, aged 80, died of aspiration pneumonia complicated by severe oropharyngeal dysphagia and COPD following a hip fracture. He fell on 12 June 2020, underwent left hip hemiarthroplasty at Flinders Medical …
50y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest
…ds sustained during a police response to a hoax emergency call at a caravan park. He had terminal end-stage COPD with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and was using home oxygen. He had chronic mental health issues includin…
70y · Male·chronic obstructive lung disease with emphysema on a background of advanced vasc…
…ic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, vascular dementia, opioid addiction and alcohol abuse, died of COPD with emphysema at a residential care facility. He was admitted to hospital on 10 March 2015 with shortness …
82y · Female·Acute bronchopneumonia
Gwenda Margaret Membery, an 82-year-old resident of aged care with dementia, COPD, and diabetes, died from acute bronchopneumonia. She presented with fever and cough on 3 July 2014, was dia…
63y · Male·respiratory failure in a man with lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary dis…
Stephen Craig Solly, aged 63, died from respiratory failure due to advanced lung cancer, COPD, and pulmonary fibrosis while an involuntary psychiatric patient at Graylands Hospital. He had paranoid sch…
46y · Male·Cardiomegaly in the setting of hypoventilation syndrome in an obese man with sch…
A 46-year-old man with schizophrenia, COPD, hypoventilation syndrome, obesity and cardiomegaly died suddenly on a psychiatric inpatient unit from a ca…
54y · Male·Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia in a man with Huntington's Disease, with contrib…
George Platakis, a 54-year-old man with Huntington's Disease and COPD, died from Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia while residing in specialist disability accommodation. He had su…
84y · Male·Chronic small bowel obstruction
…erred from prison for end-of-life care. He had a long history of multiple comorbidities including dementia, COPD, and recurrent small bowel obstruction with terminal ileitis. Following earlier hospitalisations where colo…
69y · Male·Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive cardiac failure and injuries s…
A 69-year-old man with severe COPD, congestive cardiac failure, epilepsy and high falls risk died following a fall from his motorised scooter …
48y · Female·acute myocarditis resulting from systemic viral infection
A 48-year-old Aboriginal woman with chronic diseases (diabetes, COPD, ischaemic heart disease) presented with ongoing chest infection symptoms across multiple clinic visits bet…
69y · Male·Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and coronary artery atherosclerosis
James Ronald Chi, aged 69, died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and coronary artery atherosclerosis at Broome Hospital. He was an involuntary mental health patient with treatment-resistant bipolar disorder and…
68y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to gram-negative sepsis on a background of recent myocar…
A 68-year-old male prisoner with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, end-stage renal failure, COPD, morbid obesity) presented with acute myocardial infarction and underwent coronary artery bypass grafting. …
86y · Female·aspiration pneumonia
Viola Diana Clarke, an 86-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities including congestive heart failure, COPD, renal failure, gastric reflux and dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia. She was administered incorrec…
68y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
…d man with chronic schizophrenia, personality disorders, and multiple serious physical conditions including COPD, ankylosing spondylitis, and undiagnosed pancreatic adenocarcinoma, died from bronchopneumonia. He was a lo…
71y · Male·End-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and atherosclerotic heart diseas…
Colin Albert Winter, a 71-year-old prisoner who died from end-stage COPD and atherosclerotic heart disease, received comprehensive medical care during 33 years of incarceration at …
43y · Male·Septic shock from streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis arising from streptococcus pne…
David Crisfield, a 43-year-old immunosuppressed patient with COPD on Crohn's disease therapy, died from streptococcus pneumoniae septic shock. He presented to a rural hospit…
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