241 results for “kidney disease”
76y · Male·Sepsis, with osteomyelitis and infective endocarditis
…76-year-old sentenced prisoner with complex medical history including atrial fibrillation, valvular heart disease, and rheumatoid arthritis, died from sepsis caused by osteomyelitis and infective endocarditis. Over 9 mo…
69y · Male·Partial contact range gunshot wound of the head
David Lester Townsend, a 69-year-old man with bipolar disorder and chronic suicidal ideation, died by gunshot wound to the head on 25 September 2017. He had been receiving psychiatric care from Dr McDougall and case mana…
83y · Male·respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive lung disease
An 83-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, suspected mesothelioma, and recurrent respiratory infections presented with type 2 respiratory failure a…
75y · Male·Complications of chronic renal disease on a background of hypertension and type …
…year-old man in lawful custody at Long Bay Correctional Complex, died from complications of chronic renal disease (stage 4) with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus. He had been reviewed at Prince of Wales Hospita…
88y · Female·Acute on chronic renal failure due to dehydration on a background of Lewy body d…
An 88-year-old woman with Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's disease and congestive cardiac failure died from acute kidney injury precipitated by severe dehydration in aged c…
71y · Male·cardiac arrest due to hyperkalemia due to acute on chronic renal failure, with r…
John Bell, a 71-year-old man with history of bowel cancer, ischaemic heart disease, and chronic renal failure, underwent elective ileostomy reversal surgery. He died from cardiac arrest du…
51y · Female·undetermined - either citalopram toxicity or ischaemic heart disease
…spitalized in July 2013 following suspected drug overdose/withdrawal, during which she developed secondary kidney and heart complications. She was discharged in good health on 26 August 2013 with prescriptions for citalo…
64y · Male·Left-sided intracerebral haemorrhage associated with deep brain stimulator wire …
A 64-year-old man died from intracerebral haemorrhage along a deep brain stimulator wire tract four days after elective neurosurgery for essential tremor. He was readmitted on day 4 with suspected stroke and started on t…
67y · Male·acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage complicating peptic ulcer of the duodenum wit…
A 67-year-old man died from acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage from a duodenal ulcer following complex post-operative complications from laparoscopic Hartmann's procedure for diverticulitis. Key clinical lessons: (1) Ear…
64y · Male·Septic shock secondary to urosepsis (Pseudomonas and Stenotropomonas maltophilia…
… to a private hospital emergency department with suspected sepsis (vomiting, diarrhoea, hypotension, acute kidney injury, elevated troponin, hyperkalaemia, metabolic acidosis). The locum doctor and nurses failed to recog…
84y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction precipitated by upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage f…
An 84-year-old man with multiple comorbidities was prescribed rivaroxaban for deep vein thrombosis despite being a practicing Jehovah's Witness who refused blood transfusions. Rivaroxaban cannot be monitored or reversed,…
49y · Female·Hypoxia due to complications following incision and drainage of a right buttock …
A 48-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, COPD, chronic kidney disease, ischaemic heart disease) died following complications of anaesthesia during incision and drainage…
71y · Male·end-stage cardiac failure on a background of ischaemic heart disease with dilate…
Keith Freeman, aged 71, died in custody from end-stage cardiac failure with ischaemic heart disease and dilated cardiomyopathy. He had complex cardiac history including previous CABG, aortic valve replacem…
80y · Male·Bronchopneumonia complicating terminal palliative care in an elderly man with ch…
…Cruz, an 80-year-old man with complex medical conditions including chronic renal failure, ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, and COPD, died of bronchopneumonia complicating terminal palliative care while a sentenced pri…
77y · Female·Large acute subdural haemorrhage leading to uncal herniation subsequent to an ac…
…d breathing difficulties and severe headache hours later, which were attributed to pre-existing pulmonary disease. A dilated pupil at 4:25am prompted CT imaging revealing large right-sided subdural haemorrhage with brai…
73y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, emphysema and per…
John William Chardon, a 73-year-old prisoner, died from coronary atherosclerosis with severe calcified atheroma causing >70% stenosis of coronary arteries. He presented with dizziness on 21 October 2020, which initially …
29y · Female·Hypoxic Encephalopathy consequent upon Cardiorespiratory Arrest arising from eit…
Helen Grainger, 29, with polycystic kidney disease and asthma, underwent pregnancy termination at Lambton Road Day Surgery in April 2007. She develop…
48y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with acute cardiac event
…sbane Correctional Centre on 21 November 2017. He had significant comorbidities including coronary artery disease (recent stent insertion), diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. Clinical lessons include: (1) the critical…
87y · Male·infective exacerbation of chronic obstructive lung disease
An 87-year-old man with a long smoking history and no prior diagnosis of lung disease suffered a hip fracture requiring surgery. Postoperatively, he developed delirium and hypoxia. Two Inpati…
59y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis; acute myocardial infarc…
A 59-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease, paranoid schizophrenia, unstable type 2 diabetes, peripheral vascular disease and chronic renal failure …
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