241 results for “kidney disease”
41y · Male·heart failure related to exsanguination due to traumatic rupture of an arteriove…
Nicholas Summers, a 41-year-old kidney transplant recipient, died from traumatic rupture of an arteriovenous fistula with massive hemorrhage on 1…
77y · Male·Complications of methotrexate toxicity in a man with chronic renal impairment, c…
A 77-year-old man with chronic kidney disease, COPD, and mild cardiac failure died from methotrexate toxicity after a GP prescribed it at an ina…
77y · Male·shock due to bowel ischaemia following massive blood loss due to bleeding of the…
Anthony George Bennett, a 77-year-old man with significant comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, peripheral vascular disease, and end-stage kidney disease, died from shock due to b…
61y · Male·end stage renal failure, in the context of type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic …
Robert Curtis, a 61-year-old Aboriginal man with end-stage renal disease, end-stage liver disease, and poorly controlled diabetes, was imprisoned for driving while disqualified o…
69y · Female·multi-organ failure due to sepsis of unknown origin
A 69-year-old woman with diabetes, cardiac disease, and vulnerable kidneys died from multi-organ failure due to sepsis of unknown origin. She presented to a…
62y · Male·Multi-organ failure following surgical repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneur…
…ul Rodda, a 62-year-old long-term prisoner with extensive medical comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, COPD, and a known abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), presented with chest pain in September 2015. Imaging …
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…
65y · Male·Pneumonia, due to chronic lung disease with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disea…
A 65-year-old man with severe chronic lung disease, COPD, and coronary artery disease died at home. Evidence suggests he deliberately ingested benzodiazepin…
89y · Female·complications of a femoral neck fracture (operated) in an elderly woman with mul…
An 89-year-old woman with dementia suffered a femoral neck fracture when pushed by another dementia patient in a secure geriatric unit corridor. She underwent surgical repair but deteriorated post-operatively and died 10…
75y · Male·acute bronchopneumonia in a man with comorbidities
…ute bronchopneumonia with comorbidities. Mr Rice had extensive medical complexity including COPD, cardiac disease, peripheral vascular disease, and diabetes. He was appropriately placed on the terminally ill register an…
93y · Male·digoxin toxicity complicating acute on chronic renal failure
Kenneth Charles Richardson, a 93-year-old with long-standing cardiac disease (systolic heart failure, atrial fibrillation, mitral regurgitation) died from digoxin toxicity complicati…
59y · Male·multiorgan failure complicating paracetamol toxicity
David James Dorling, a 59-year-old man with multiple sclerosis, ischaemic heart disease, and diabetes, ingested 90-100 paracetamol tablets on 1 February 2024 with suicidal intent. He attended c…
76y · Male·Chest sepsis in a man with ischaemic heart disease
…sea, vomiting, and decreased oral intake several days later and deteriorated rapidly with pneumonia, acute kidney injury, and sepsis. Clinical lessons include: ensure medication lists are provided at discharge even for m…
35y · Male·intraperitoneal haemorrhage from an anastomotic leak from a transplanted renal a…
Luke Wood, a 35-year-old kidney transplant recipient, died 11 days post-transplant from intraperitoneal haemorrhage due to anastomotic lea…
68y · Male·community-acquired pneumonia in a setting of advanced centriacinar emphysema, al…
…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, and metaboli…
56y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia secondary to locally advanced, poorly differentiated squa…
…gnosed May 2014. Despite aggressive surgery and radiotherapy, his cancer progressed rapidly with residual disease involving vital neck vessels. He deteriorated over months and transitioned to palliative care in December…
3y · Male·thrombotic microangiopathy
… Frankston Hospital was appropriate, with escalation of care when symptoms worsened, including infectious disease consultation, IV fluids, and antibiotics. While earlier clinical review on the afternoon of 6 October wou…
63y · Male·Unascertained - natural causes. Cardiac arrest with secondary hypoxic-ischaemic …
… to cardiac arrest but could not definitively establish the cause of arrest, despite finding some natural disease including coronary artery stenosis, cardiac valve fenestrations, and bronchopneumonia. The coroner found …
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. H…
76y · Male·Cardiac arrest due to cardiomegaly, myocardial fibrosis and ischaemic coronary a…
Henry Portelli, a 76-year-old prisoner with significant cardiovascular disease including cardiomegaly, myocardial fibrosis, and ischaemic coronary artery disease, died of cardiac arres…
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