197 results for “emphysema”
Sodium nitrite toxicity
A 63-year-old man with a history of depression, anxiety, and chronic medical conditions including emphysema and blindness, and his 32-year-old daughter with depression, anorexia, and substance abuse, died from so…
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…
85y · Female·Coronary atherosclerosis with other significant factors being acute bronchitis, …
Margery Frost, an 85-year-old resident at a newly-opened nursing home, died from coronary atherosclerosis. She was found on the floor with her head against a lifting hoist stored in her room, though autopsy confirmed the…
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 traumatic injuries. He was found unresponsive in his apartme…
87y · Female·Multiple opioid drug toxicity (morphine and fentanyl) in combination with conges…
An 87-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities (ischaemic heart disease, emphysema, chronic kidney disease) was discharged home for palliative care after a hospital admission. Her family …
59y · Male·ischaemic heart disease in the setting of chronic ethanol use
Robert Spencer, 59, called 000 at 4:27 am reporting weakness and inability to mobilise following a fall. He was triaged as Code 3 (non-urgent) and underwent secondary triage call-back attempts without success. An ambulan…
57y · Female·starvation due to insufficient food intake
Patricia Iliev, a 57-year-old woman, died from starvation after progressively restricting her food intake over months while immobilised by chronic back pain. She had a gastrointestinal stromal tumour and advanced lung di…
86y · Male·pneumonia
An 86-year-old man with emphysema, heart disease, cognitive impairment and recent pneumonia admissions fell in a nursing home bathroom and…
67y · Male·metastatic prostate cancer
Ian McAuliffe, a 67-year-old man serving a custodial sentence, died from metastatic prostate cancer. The case examined whether his cancer treatment as a prisoner was adequate compared to community care. His oncologist Dr…
46y · Female·Accidental mixed prescription drug toxicity (tramadol, amitriptyline, codeine, d…
…cidental mixed prescription drug toxicity in December 2018. She had complex medical conditions including emphysema, fibromyalgia, and chronic pain, managed by her GP Dr Q. returning from Queensland, Dr Q resumed multipl…
47y · Male·Organ failure following use of synthetic cannabinoids and consequent hyperthermi…
A 47-year-old man died from organ failure following synthetic cannabinoid use and consequent heat stroke. After smoking synthetic cannabinoids (AB-CHMINACA and 5F-AMB), he became confused and dehydrated in a hot environm…
68y · Male·community-acquired pneumonia in a setting of advanced centriacinar emphysema, al…
A 68-year-old man died of community-acquired pneumonia complicated by asplenia (absent splenic function), chronic liver disease from alcohol misuse, and severe malnutrition. He presented with syncopal episodes, cachexia,…
60y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to severe single vessel atherosclerosis
A 60-year-old man died from ischaemic heart disease due to severe single vessel atherosclerosis after suffering a heart attack while driving, which caused a motor vehicle collision. Two to three weeks after shoulder surg…
48y · Male·sepsis and renal failure due to perforated gastric ulcer
A 48-year-old man with hepatitis C and schizo-affective disorder presented to West Coast District Hospital on 20 October 2014 with severe abdominal pain radiating to the right shoulder tip, generalised tenderness, and a …
49y · Female·Unascertained; most likely cardiac abnormality
Jennifer Gebert, a 49-year-old with long-standing mental illness and substance use disorder, died unexpectedly in an acute psychiatric unit on 6 December 2019. She presented to the ED intoxicated (BAC 0.159%) following b…
58y · Female·pneumonia, likely aspiration pneumonia
Mary Marguerite Dickinson, aged 58, died of pneumonia on 20 January 2018 at the Roy Fagan Centre after admission with a complex scapula fracture and severe cognitive decline from alcoholic dementia. The coroner found her…
69y · Male·Myocardial infarction secondary to coronary artery atherosclerosis in the settin…
Mr Crabtree, a 69-year-old man with intellectual disability, COPD, emphysema and heavy smoking history, presented to the ED with respiratory distress on 26 May 2016. He was diagnose…
74y · Female·empyema/sepsis complicating oesophageal perforation following a complicated elec…
Mrs Russell, a 74-year-old woman with diabetes, obesity, COPD and coronary disease, underwent elective hernia repair in November 2016 at a regional hospital. An unexpected colon tumour was removed during surgery. She sub…
76y · Female·sepsis as a result of myocarditis and tricuspid valve endocarditis (infective en…
A 76-year-old woman with vascular dementia and emphysema was admitted with sepsis of unknown origin, treated with antibiotics, and discharged after 12 days with …
55y · Male·Cardio-respiratory arrest due to mixed prescription drug sedation (clozapine and…
…ry arrest due to mixed prescription drug sedation (clozapine and olanzapine) in the presence of advanced emphysema and acute bronchopneumonia. He was admitted to Spencer Clinic psychiatric inpatient unit following an as…
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