94 results for “osteoarthritis”
95y · Female·asphyxia due to glottic obstruction by food
A 95-year-old female with advanced dementia died from asphyxia caused by food impaction in the glottis. She was prescribed a soft diet (soft vegetables, vitamised meat) but was served and fed a meal containing large unco…
84y · Female·septicaemia secondary to septic arthritis of the left knee
An 84-year-old woman presented to hospital with acute left knee swelling and pain. Initial assessment at Ashford Hospital ED reasonably excluded septic arthritis based on borderline blood tests and absence of fever, thou…
87y · Female·Terminal exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; antecedent cause…
Maureen 'Kitty' McDonald, 87, died from terminal exacerbation of COPD with an antecedent sacral pressure wound infection. She was admitted to residential aged care in October 2020 with a stage-two sacral pressure injury …
63y · Female·disseminated metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary in a woman with multiple sc…
Pamella Rees, a 63-year-old woman with longstanding multiple sclerosis, died on 30 June 2014 from disseminated metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary. Her cancer went undiagnosed despite regular GP contact. In her final…
70y · Female·Cause of death could not be determined - available evidence does not allow a fin…
A 70-year-old woman died unexpectedly at home in August 2017. Initially certified as hypertensive heart disease without autopsy, the death was later investigated as a potential homicide following allegations by her forme…
75y · Male·Hanging
Peter Nolan, a 75-year-old man with depression, chronic pain, alcohol dependence, and recent suicide attempts, died by hanging in an aged psychiatric mental health unit. He was admitted to Broadmeadows Aged Psychiatric M…
63y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism
A 63-year-old woman died from pulmonary thromboembolism within 24 hours of bilateral total knee arthroplasty despite aspirin and sequential compression devices. The surgeon assessed her as standard risk and did not presc…
92y · Male·periprosthetic fracture of the left hip sustained from a fall from standing posi…
A 92-year-old man with complex cardiac history was admitted to Royal Hobart Hospital with chest pain and atrial fibrillation. He remained in the Emergency Medical Unit (EMU) for five days despite clinical deterioration, …
86y · Female·complications of femoral, radial and ulnar fractures; antecedent cause Alzheimer…
86-year-old Hazel Brockett died from complications of fractures inflicted by a fellow dementia-affected resident in a locked Memory Support Unit (aged care dementia facility). Over months prior, the other resident demons…
72y · Female·Hanging
Chang Ying Xu, a 72-year-old Chinese-speaking woman with severe spinal cord compression, chronic pain, and depression, died by hanging during respite care at an aged care facility. While her depression history and multip…
71y · Female·multiple pulmonary thromboemboli and deep vein thrombosis
71-year-old woman presented to ED with signs of circulatory failure (hypotension, tachycardia, tachypnoea, hypoxia) and progressive leg pain/swelling over one week. ECG showed S1Q3T3 pattern consistent with pulmonary emb…
75y · Male·multifactorial causes on a background of ischaemic heart disease, generalised va…
Robert Bischard, a 75-year-old man with multiple complex comorbidities including coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes, died five days after elective right total knee replacement surgery. The coro…
83y · Female·Pneumonia complicating rib and pelvic fractures sustained in the setting of mult…
Margaret Barton, 83, died of pneumonia complicating rib and pelvic fractures from multiple falls. Critical clinical lessons: (1) The Oxazepam regimen directly contributed to her death. Dr C. tripled her dose from 15mg to…
76y · Female·Acute renal failure due to dehydration due to upper gastrointestinal bleed
A 76-year-old woman with chronic pain was admitted to a small rural hospital on 1 April 2015 with haematemesis secondary to NSAID use. Blood tests were ordered on admission but not transported to the district hospital fo…
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