231 results for “respiratory symptoms”
67y · Female·bronchopneumonia complicating disseminated pulmonary large cell carcinoma with r…
…y attributed to vertebral compression fracture. She deteriorated acutely with confusion, agitation, and respiratory distress, necessitating Mental Health Act detention. CT imaging revealed advanced disseminated lung can…
0y · Female·Unascertained
…tly before death. She had presented to medical practitioners multiple times in the preceding weeks with respiratory symptoms and was reviewed by a doctor three days before death, found to be improving on antibiotics for…
82y · Male·bronchopneumonia
…tual disability living in state-managed residential care, died from bronchopneumonia. He presented with respiratory symptoms and was taken to hospital on 1 March 2014, treated with antibiotics, and discharged the same d…
45y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia
…ving in a high-care community residential facility died from aspiration pneumonia. She developed cold/flu symptoms on 2 January 2011, with a coughing episode while eating. A locum was called but there was a 9.5-hour dela…
52y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism
…ectual disability, and multiple comorbidities died from pulmonary thromboembolism at home. He developed respiratory symptoms on 24 March, was managed in primary care with telehealth and face-to-face consultations, was h…
17y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy Complicating Anaphylaxis
…rather than Category 2; whether he was informed of the wheeze is disputed. When James deteriorated with respiratory distress some 12 minutes later, adrenaline was administered but he rapidly progressed to cardiac arrest…
36y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with epilepsy
…ty living in a group home, died from bronchopneumonia on 24 February 2018. On 23 February, he developed respiratory symptoms (coughing, runny nose) recognized by support staff as potential seizure triggers outlined in h…
55y · Female·acute necrotising bronchopneumonia
…lleagues expressing serious concern for serious cardiopulmonary pathology. Critical clinical lesson: MQ's symptoms were consistent with severe bronchopneumonia yet she was not escalated for urgent in-person assessment; G…
40y · Male·Cardiomyopathy with early pneumonia in a man with reported sleep apnoea and high…
…y overnight but deteriorated with progressive hypoventilation and hypercapnia despite apparently normal respiratory rate on visual inspection. He suffered cardiorespiratory arrest between 6.30am and 7.10am on 21 Novembe…
4y · Male·Haemophilus influenzae septicaemia with superimposed respiratory tract infection
… He was examined, found to have tachycardia (HR 156) and fever (39.2°C), and diagnosed with viral upper respiratory tract infection. He was discharged with paracetamol and advice to return if symptoms worsened. Over the…
46y · Female·Dilated cardiomyopathy (acute complication with sudden cardiac arrhythmia)
…ith sudden arrhythmia. She presented to hospital multiple times in January 2015 with hyperglycaemia and respiratory symptoms but was discharged rapidly with minimal investigation or carer education. Key clinical lessons…
13y · Male·Staphylococcus aureus bronchopneumonia due to perinatal hypoxic-ischaemic brain …
…a can develop rapidly (within 2 days) making early recognition challenging when patients cannot verbalize symptoms. The case also highlighted systemic issues with child protection coordination and the need for better tra…
17y · Female·mixed drug toxicity
…ver 5 days (contrary to guidelines recommending 5-10mg increments every 4 days); misinterpreting toxicity symptoms as withdrawal and increasing doses accordingly; failing to recognise drug interactions (fluoxetine increa…
47y · Male·Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia; Aspiration; Critical Care Neuropathy; Cereb…
…ability support residential facility operated by Scope Victoria. On 21 May 2011, Peter developed flu-like symptoms at the facility. His regular GP reviewed him on 23 May and prescribed antibiotics with home management. O…
55y · Female·Pneumonia
…ntellectual disability, died from community-acquired pneumonia at Box Hill Hospital. She presented with respiratory symptoms and was admitted to the ED where pneumonia was diagnosed. Despite intravenous antibiotic treat…
65y · Male·Pneumonia, due to chronic lung disease with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disea…
A 65-year-old man with severe chronic lung disease, COPD, and coronary artery disease died at home. Evidence suggests he deliberately ingested benzodiazepines and possibly other substances in a self-harm attempt. However…
44y · Female·pneumonia complicating epilepsy in a woman with microcephaly
… with intellectual impairment, microcephaly, severe kyphoscoliosis and epilepsy was admitted with upper respiratory symptoms and treated for presumed pneumonia. She developed an allergic reaction to Rulide antibiotic (f…
Male·Hemant Chadha: acute on chronic pneumonia (mycoplasma pneumoniae). Sachintha Bat…
…ing discharged from Lyell McEwin Hospital despite three ED presentations within 4 days and concerning new symptoms (numbness, tingling). Ambulance officers treated him dismissively, undermining his confidence in the heal…
28y · Male·hypoxic brain injury sustained during restraint in the foyer of the Acute Mental…
… Mental Health Unit on 13 April 2010. He had declined admission at ED on 28 March despite clear psychotic symptoms and self-harm risk. When readmitted on 13 April, initial calm presentation masked ongoing severe psychosi…
3y · Male·Disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection
…inic on 10 April with fever and dizziness, then returned on 13 April with irregular fever, lethargy and respiratory symptoms but was not reviewed immediately. On 14 April with obvious signs of severe illness (fever, swo…
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