307 results for “chest pain”
35y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage caused by ruptured spleen
…e, cirrhosis, hepatitis C and other comorbidities presented to his GP on 24 January 2007 with acute severe chest pain, profuse sweating, shaking, vomiting and a history of passing black blood per rectum. Examination rev…
44y · Female·Ischemic heart disease due to complete blockage of left anterior descending coro…
A 44-year-old woman presented with acute chest pain and troponin elevation. Coronary angiography revealed only a 30% non-obstructive lesion in the left a…
40y · Male·Unascertained
…, abnormal ECGs showing left bundle branch block and prolonged QRS duration were obtained when he reported chest pain but were not reviewed by a doctor due to prison health service staffing shortages. No further chest p…
49y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery atherosclerosis with thrombus
…king, hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolaemia, family history) presented to his GP with retrosternal chest pain two days before death. The GP diagnosed indigestion based on symptom relief with antacids and prescri…
24y · Female·peri-myocarditis in the presence of sub clinical Addison's disease
…d, died of peri-myocarditis in the presence of subclinical Addison's disease. She presented to the ED with chest pain on 30 June 2009 and was diagnosed with viral pleurisy without specific investigations for Addison's d…
46y · Male·Respiratory arrest secondary to acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma caused by…
… man with poorly controlled asthma and known ibuprofen hypersensitivity presented to a rural hospital with chest pain. A remote on-call doctor prescribed aspirin without knowledge of the allergy or availability of patie…
67y · Female·mixed prescription drug toxicity (oxycodone and oxazepam); central nervous syste…
…l overdose of oxycodone and oxazepam tablets with documented suicidal intent (notes left, 'DNR' written on chest, farewell text message). Her prescriber appropriately assessed her for drug-seeking behaviour on each occa…
2y · Male·Group A Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome which probably originated in the thro…
…year-old boy, died from Group A Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome after a 72-hour presentation with fever, pain, and systemic illness. Initial GP care was appropriate given the presentation and diagnostic uncertainty. A…
36y · Female·myocardial infarction as a consequence of severe focal coronary artery atheroscl…
Krista Lloyd, 36-year-old woman with undiagnosed coronary artery disease presenting with prior chest pain radiating to neck/jaw, suffered sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest on 1 May 2015 at home. Initial …
29y · Male·Florid myocarditis
…myocarditis with pleural effusion. Expert evidence established that appropriate investigation with ECG and chest X-ray would likely have detected the condition and led to hospital admission. Key clinical lessons: syncop…
40y · Male·haemopericardium complicating ascending thoracic aortic dissection
A 40-year-old man presented to the Northern Hospital ED with acute chest pain radiating to his throat, diaphoresis, and left hand tingling. Initial assessment by a junior doctor a…
57y · Male·Sepsis and acute renal failure due to pneumonia
…-old man with spina bifida, intellectual disability, and multiple comorbidities presented to hospital with chest pain, breathing difficulty, atrial fibrillation, and hypoxia. He was diagnosed with chest sepsis, septic s…
60y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism in a man with deep vein thrombosis following a fractur…
…ion, and dyslipidemia sustained a fractured right ankle in a motorcycle collision. He presented to ED with chest pain on 3 November but was diagnosed with musculoskeletal pain; ECG and troponin were normal. He attended …
42y · Male·Drowning
… lessons: substance use significantly impairs judgment and motor coordination in high-risk activities; the chest pain he experienced during the incident (possibly cardiac channelopathy) contributed to his inability to m…
44y · Female·acute myocardial infarction due to coronary thrombosis
…re monitoring protocols; better prison medical facilities needed; new protocols now in place (Code Red for chest pain, emergency chest pain pathways, improved EcHO system).
4y · Female·consequences of incarcerated congenital left diaphragmatic hernia
…left diaphragmatic hernia. Over 3 months before death, she presented with persistent vomiting and abdominal pain to her GP and paediatrician. The paediatrician focused on investigating obesity and did not adequately cons…
59y · Male·Carcinomatosis due to adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
…matosis due to adenocarcinoma of the pancreas with extensive metastatic spread. He presented with abdominal pain and nausea in June 2018, initially managed as gastritis. A hospital referral on 2 July 2018 revealed advanc…
59y · Male·multiorgan failure complicating paracetamol toxicity
…he next day and was remanded in custody without disclosing the ingestion. He developed symptoms (vomiting, chest pain, dizziness) during transport and police custody but attributed them to benign causes. Only at midnigh…
47y · Male·Pneumonia (1(a)), Motor neurone disease (1(b))
…ventilatory support, died of pneumonia at a disability accommodation service. He had been diagnosed with a chest infection on 19 June 2018 and prescribed antibiotics. On the morning of 20 June, after receiving clonazepa…
79y · Male·acute bronchitis on a background of cardiomegaly with coronary artery disease
…s on a background of cardiomegaly with coronary artery disease. He presented to St Vincent's Hospital with chest pain and shortness of breath, was found to have pneumonia on chest X-ray, and deteriorated suddenly with n…
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