211 results for “COPD”
81y · Male·haemorrhage from metastatic squamous cell tumour of the right axilla
An 81-year-old man with extensive comorbidities (cardiac failure, COPD, diabetes, renal failure) presented with a right axillary squamous cell carcinoma with metastases. He was a…
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 20…
67y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction
Robert Quartermain, a 67-year-old prisoner with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and previous myocardial infarction, suffered acute myocardial infarction while in custody. He experienced acute breathing difficulties…
88y · Male·bilateral acute bronchopneumonia on a background of chronic obstructive airways …
An 88-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic schizophrenia died of bilateral acute bronchopneumonia while subject to a Mental Health Act detention order at a teaching hospital. He was admitte…
92y · Female·decompensated congestive cardiac failure secondary to haemophilus influenzae low…
A 92-year-old woman with dementia, heart disease, and COPD died from decompensated congestive cardiac failure secondary to haemophilus influenzae lower respiratory tr…
77y · Male·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (driver)
…sing environmental hazard factors that may affect older drivers. Baker had multiple comorbidities including COPD, hypertension, and osteoporosis. The truck driver lost control on a flushed road surface in wet conditions;…
72y · Male·Complications of small bowel obstruction in a man with multiple medical co-morbi…
Peter Fiorakis, a 72-year-old man with intellectual disability, schizophrenia, recurrent DVT, cardiomegaly, COPD, ischaemic heart disease and hiatus hernia, presented to Austin Hospital with nausea, vomiting and decrease…
81y · Female·aspiration pneumonia, exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways disease (emphy…
…year-old woman detained under mental health legislation at Glenside Campus, died from aspiration pneumonia, COPD exacerbation and congestive heart failure. A critical ambulance transfer delay occurred when her initial re…
64y · Female·Acute bronchopneumonia in a woman with liver failure
…ia complicated by terminal liver failure and multiple chronic conditions (cardiac cirrhosis, heart failure, COPD, diabetes, pulmonary hypertension). Discharged from hospital on 3 September 2005 after treatment for leg ul…
65y · Female·klebsiella pneumonia sepsis and rhabdomyolysis after a fall at home
A 65-year-old woman with multiple chronic conditions including COPD, ischaemic heart disease, and alcoholic hepatitis fell at home and remained on the floor for approximately …
38y · Male·terminal respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive lung disease on a backgr…
Victor James Storrie, a 38-year-old man with severe chronic schizophrenia, chronic obstructive lung disease, and ischaemic heart disease, died from terminal respiratory failure while detained under mental health legislat…
74y · Male·Small bowel obstruction due to extensive intra-abdominal adhesions
Timothy Funder, a 74-year-old man with schizophrenia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and previous small bowel obstruction, died from small bowel obstruction due to extensive intra-abdominal adhesions. He presente…
76y · Male·Unascertained - natural causes
…mpians Health was appropriate given Mr Jones' complexity, multiple comorbidities including cardiac disease, COPD, and diabetes, and challenging presentation.
73y · Male·Infectious Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease with the Contribu…
Mr H, a 73-year-old man with chronic obstructive airways disease and Lewy body dementia, was admitted to hospital on 6 January 2021 following a psychiatric incident and was found to have pneumonia and severe infection. H…
80y · Male·Multiple chest injuries including large right pneumothorax, small right haemotho…
…120 g/100mL, where crash risk increases 5-12 fold. Clinically, it demonstrates how pre-existing conditions (COPD, recent pulmonary embolism) may have affected judgment or alertness, and underscores the importance of coun…
19y · Male·Hanging
Dylon James Ahquee, aged 19, died by hanging in Townsville Correctional Centre on 26 December 2015. Despite documented self-harm and suicidal ideation as a juvenile, no Self-Harm Episode History flag was raised at adult …
78y · Female·Blunt force chest injuries from motor vehicle crash, compounded by chronic obstr…
A 78-year-old Aboriginal woman died from blunt force chest injuries sustained as a passenger in a single-vehicle run-off crash on a remote road in the Northern Territory. She was wearing a seatbelt and the crash was low-…
83y · Female·Acute on chronic renal failure secondary to infectious exacerbation of chronic o…
…nd chronic renal failure died from acute-on-chronic renal failure complicated by infectious exacerbation of COPD. She presented to hospital on 13 October 2022 with respiratory and renal deterioration, was discharged afte…
77y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating retropharyngeal plasmacytoma, cervical myelopa…
…ip Walker, 77, died of aspiration pneumonia complicating retropharyngeal plasmacytoma, cervical myelopathy, COPD and atrial fibrillation while in prison custody. He had complex medical needs including dysphagia from prev…
73y · Male·Combined effects of ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary di…
…lmonary disease. He had a significant cardiac history including aortic repair and endocarditis, plus severe COPD with emphysema. On the evening before death, he presented to the prison clinic with respiratory symptoms (s…
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