183 results for “pulmonary oedema”
38y · Male·combined effects of acute-on-chronic respiratory disease and cardiomegaly
Marshall Ruben Edgill, a 38-year-old Indigenous man, died in custody from acute-on-chronic respiratory disease and cardiomegaly. He had longstanding obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), obesity, asthma, and hypertension. Crit…
40y · Male·Cardiomyopathy in the setting of immersion and amphetamine use
Brad Godressi, a 40-year-old man with end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy recently discharged against medical advice from ICU, died from cardiomyopathy in the setting of immersion and amphetamine use while operating a boat …
39y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (methadone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, mirtazapine, diazepam,…
A 39-year-old woman with chronic pain from a previous work injury died from mixed drug toxicity involving methadone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, diazepam, mirtazapine, and promethazine. Her pain specialist prescribed metha…
21y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury arising from severe anaphylactic shock due to administratio…
Lucas Peyret, a 21-year-old with no significant medical history, presented to hospital with acute appendicitis and underwent emergency laparoscopic appendicectomy. Surgery was routine and uneventful. Upon emergence from …
30y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (4-Fluoroamphetamine, 25C-NBOMe, dimethylamphetamine, methyl…
Jason, aged 30, died from mixed drug toxicity after ingesting what he believed to be MDMA but which actually contained 25C-NBOMe and 4-fluoroamphetamine, combined with GHB. He experienced seizures and collapsed; CPR was …
44y · Male·Sepsis due to Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus) septicaemia complic…
Brian Dean, a 44-year-old with obesity, presented to hospital on 1 July 2023 with influenza A and signs of shock (tachycardia, hypotension, elevated lactate). He was treated with fluids and discharged the next morning ap…
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 …
40y · Male·Unascertained; likely cardiac arrhythmia secondary to cardiomegaly and morbid ob…
Peter John William Fallon, aged 40, died in the psychiatric intensive care unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital on 2 February 2013 of unascertained cause. He had bipolar affective disorder, was on antipsychotic therapy, and …
58y · Male·salt water drowning following air embolism due to ascent barotrauma
… motor vehicle accident restricted lung expansion during ascent, causing lung rupture and air entry into pulmonary veins. Contributing factors included obesity (BMI 32), poor cardiovascular fitness, tight wetsuit, and p…
58y · Male·drowning
A 58-year-old man died by drowning while hookah diving off the Tasmanian coast. He was using second-hand equipment purchased online that had multiple safety deficiencies: inadequate filtration allowing contaminants and r…
30y · Male·Traumatic cerebral contusions with subarachnoid and intraventricular haemorrhage…
Jayde Biddulph died from traumatic head injuries sustained during a prison fight with another inmate, Ryan Dwyer, on 16 December 2009. The coroner found systemic failures in prisoner risk assessment and information manag…
68y · Female·Anaphylaxis in a woman with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and emphysema
A 68-year-old woman with severe COPD and undiagnosed atherosclerotic heart disease underwent cataract surgery at Northam Hospital. Post-operatively, she was prescribed Diamox (acetazolamide), a sulphonamide medication. D…
46y · Male·Myocardial fibrosis in a man with epilepsy
Nikos Vourdoulidis, a 46-year-old man with intellectual disability and epilepsy, died from myocardial fibrosis in the setting of epilepsy. He collapsed in a shower in November 2008 and was found several hours later. Crit…
54y · Male·Ischaemic cardiomyopathy following a period of restraint on a background of morb…
A 54-year-old man with schizophrenia, homelessness, and morbid obesity was arrested for wilful exposure and disorderly conduct. During restraint in the prone position with handcuffs, he struggled for several minutes. Alt…
79y · Female·Dilated cardiomyopathy with decompensated heart failure not appropriately treate…
…espiratory physician managing her, faced a diagnostic dilemma between apparent fluid overload (raised JVP, oedema) and poor perfusion markers. He did not implement strict fluid balance monitoring or daily weights, and di…
35y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (post cardiac arrest) on a background of acute …
A 35-year-old man died by hanging in a medium-security prison while on remand. He was found unresponsive in his cell with a ligature around his neck. Despite immediate CPR, transfer to hospital and transfer to ICU at Fli…
31y · Female·organ failure due to anorexia nervosa
Chloe Tupper died of organ failure due to severe anorexia nervosa at age 31. She had suffered from this illness for 17 years since age 14, receiving multiple episodes of hospital-based refeeding that never achieved lasti…
2y · Male·Drowning
A 2-year-9-month-old child drowned in a residential swimming pool while in the care of his father, who had fallen asleep indoors. The pool gate's self-closing hinge mechanism had deteriorated over four years without insp…
32y · Female·combined drug toxicity, mainly heroin
Natasha Calleja, 32 years old, died from combined drug toxicity (mainly heroin) while an involuntary inpatient at Swanston Centre psychiatric unit after her de facto partner supplied heroin during an unsupervised visit. …
71y · Male·Complications following a right hepatic artery injury following an open cholecys…
A 71-year-old man with myelofibrosis and prior abdominal surgery died from complications of a right hepatic artery injury during open cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis. The operative decision was reasonable and the…
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