231 results for “respiratory symptoms”
0y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest as a consequence of…
A 7-month-old Aboriginal female, Baby S, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy caused by respiratory viral infection and pneumonia with cardiac arrest. She was in care of Territory Families after removal …
61y · Male·Right lower lobe pneumonia
…be pneumonia on 25 December 2024 at Monash Medical Centre following palliative care. He developed upper respiratory symptoms on 3 December 2024, treated initially as upper respiratory tract infection with oral antibioti…
15y · Unknown·acute respiratory distress syndrome resulting from multi-organ failure as a cons…
Child A, aged 15, died from acute respiratory distress syndrome resulting from multi-organ failure due to disseminated tuberculosis. He presented to …
57y · Male·Small bowel obstruction due to mid small bowel volvulus
…ea, refused food/drink, and developed a cough. His GP attended and diagnosed a rhinovirus-related upper respiratory tract infection, prescribing amoxicillin. The following morning he was found non-responsive and decease…
51y · Female·embolic infarcts complicating infective endocarditis
…us opioid use. She presented with severe physical deterioration over three days including swollen feet, respiratory distress, confusion, and incontinence. Despite her son suggesting an ambulance call earlier, paramedics…
2y · Female·pneumonia in a toddler with enlarged tonsils and presence of codeine in blood
…rup given by her mother does not contain codeine in any Australian formulation. While codeine can cause respiratory depression in susceptible metabolizers, the coroner found insufficient evidence to establish what role,…
Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following ventilatory failure/cardiac arrest (R…
Two obese patients died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following cardio-respiratory deterioration post-operatively at a private hospital without overnight medical cover. John Ryan (54) de…
58y · Male·pneumonia
…s and epilepsy, died of pneumonia with aspiration. He presented to the ED with fever, hypertension, and respiratory symptoms after becoming drowsy at his supported residential facility. He suffered multiple seizures dur…
48y · Male·Ischaemic Heart Disease
…e QTc prolongation on ECG, asthma, schizophrenia, and poly-substance abuse history. He reported nocturnal symptoms (gagging, vomiting, gasping for breath) to a friend but was reluctant to seek medical help. He was found …
48y · Female·Aspiration pneumonitis in the setting of central nervous system vasculitis
Kelly Frith, a 48-year-old NDIS participant with acquired brain injury and acute haemorrhagic leukoencephalitis, died from aspiration pneumonitis complicated by CNS vasculitis. She presented with nasal congestion and cou…
38y · Male·metastatic lung carcinoma
…s include: maintaining high suspicion for serious pathology in young patients with persistent unexplained symptoms, considering chest imaging for respiratory symptoms alongside spinal pain, ensuring continuity of informa…
55y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction due to coronary thrombosis and coronary atherosclero…
… to prison medical centre on 7 December 2006 with chest pain, sweating, and left arm pain—classic cardiac symptoms—but an ECG was not performed due to equipment failure. Subsequent VMOs who assessed him in December did n…
17y · Female·Acute Lymphocytic Meningitis and Focal Myocarditis
…daches, myalgias, and vomiting. On 28 December 2008, she was discharged with a diagnosis of viral upper respiratory tract infection after symptomatic treatment. She re-presented on 7 January 2009 with worsening symptoms…
63y · Male·metastatic small cell lung carcinoma with ischaemic heart disease as a significa…
…inoma with contributing ischaemic heart disease. One month before death, he presented with constitutional symptoms and was diagnosed with stage IV disease. He received palliative chemotherapy, which caused expected compl…
41y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia due to Huntington's disease
…ion pneumonia while residing in specialist disability accommodation. She developed fevers and increased respiratory rate on 13 November 2022, with continued deterioration noted on 14 November. On the morning of 15 Novem…
26y · Male·morphine intoxication due to ingestion of poppy tea
…found unresponsive the following morning with pulmonary oedema (foam around mouth and nose), indicating respiratory depression and aspiration risk. Post-mortem toxicology confirmed elevated morphine levels. The coroner …
68y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man with carcinoma in the lung and chronic obstructive pul…
…urred without clear deterioration warning signs for prison medical staff; (5) after discharge, persistent symptoms despite antibiotics should have triggered hospital reassessment; (6) cognitive bias from previous similar…
54y · Male·Complications of metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma
…h chemotherapy and radiotherapy. He presented twice to hospital in June 2020 with worsening hypoxia and respiratory symptoms. On his second presentation, despite antibiotics and steroids, his condition deteriorated rapi…
0y · Male·Hypovolemic shock, metabolic acidosis and coagulopathy in association with subga…
…e (3 at 1 minute) but improved to 7 by 5 minutes. At approximately 6:00am, he deteriorated with pallor, respiratory distress, and hypothermia. Dr V. der Veer attributed symptoms to meconium aspiration and arranged trans…
28y · Female·bronchopneumonia complicating oxycodone toxicity
…H staff failed to review or challenge the oxycontin dosage despite the patient exhibiting severe overdose symptoms (drowsiness, falling asleep mid-sentence) during admission. Staff advised the patient to break slow-relea…
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