197 results for “emphysema”
73y · Male·complications of lung carcinoma in a man with multiple comorbidities
John William Macfie, a 73-year-old man with extensive medical comorbidities (COPD, ischemic heart disease, prior CABG surgeries, cardiac stents, hypertension, hyperlipidemia) and a chronic smoking history, died from comp…
62y · Male·bronchopneumonia on background of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Stephen Kenneth Ryan, a 62-year-old man with treatment-resistant schizophrenia and severe COPD from lifelong smoking, died of bronchopneumonia on 12 August 2013 at Bentley Hospital. He had been an involuntary psychiatric…
67y · Female·Right coronary artery dissection following angiography stenting and attempted ro…
Margaret Richardson, 67, died from right coronary artery dissection during rotational atherectomy on 24 January 2017 at Launceston General Hospital. She had suffered acute myocardial infarction on 14 January with 95% occ…
74y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and coronary atherosclerosis
Mr Robert Howlett, a 74-year-old man with extensive comorbidities including chronic lung disease, hypertension and severe hearing disability, died of ischaemic heart disease and coronary atherosclerosis while in custody …
75y · Male·Complications of multiple cardiac and respiratory comorbidities
A 75-year-old man with multiple cardiac and respiratory comorbidities died in prison from complications of his underlying conditions. He had pulmonary arterial hypertension, right ventricular failure, chronic lung diseas…
Unknown·Diane Michel: sharp force injuries to neck and wrists. John McCain: projectile i…
A married couple, both terminally ill with COPD and other serious conditions, died together at home in December 2016. Diane Michel (74) died from sharp force injuries to her neck and wrists; John McCain (76) died from se…
51y · Male·Traumatic brain injuries resulting from blunt head trauma: multiple calvarial an…
Adrian Garcia, 51, died from traumatic brain injuries sustained during an assault in a public park in Sorell, Tasmania on 10 March 2021. He was heavily intoxicated when struck by a baseball bat multiple times by his fian…
56y · Male·Complications of intravenous drug use
…hine in the toxic/fatal range. Autopsy revealed severe pulmonary hypertension from IV drug use, empyema, emphysema, and myocarditis. Clinical lessons include the challenges of managing patients with concurrent severe lu…
43y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (methadone, synthetic cannabinoids (5f-cumyl-pinaca and cumy…
Shayn Darmanin, a 43-year-old man with epilepsy, died from mixed drug toxicity involving methadone, synthetic cannabinoids, olanzapine, and duloxetine. He had a significant history of substance abuse, family violence off…
85y · Male·Advanced atherosclerotic coronary artery and peripheral vascular disease complic…
An 85-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease, COPD, and diabetes underwent endovascular repair of a recurrent abdominal aortic aneurysm with endoleak using a novel chimney technique with Nellix endobags. The procedure…
77y · Female·Complications following a recent fracture and surgical repair of the right hip i…
…ar-old woman with complex comorbidities (atrial fibrillation, aortic stenosis, chronic renal impairment, emphysema) on Warfarin sustained a femur fracture and underwent ORIF on day 3 of admission (19 Nov 2009). Key clin…
31y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
A 31-year-old male prisoner with significant pre-existing cardiac disease (previous myocardial infarction with stenting, cardiomegaly, left ventricular hypertrophy, coronary atherosclerosis) and poorly controlled diabete…
51y · Male·unascertained; presumed sudden cardiac arrhythmia
Kenneth Stephens, a 51-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, died from an unascertained cause while under involuntary psychiatric care. He presented with acute behavioural changes including excessive drinking, unus…
36y · Female·Complications of pneumonia and pulmonary emphysema with bullae formation; respir…
A 36-year-old woman with congenital chest wall abnormality, scoliosis, and difficult intubation history presented to a rural hospital with community-acquired pneumonia and sepsis. She had multiple 'red flag' indicators o…
65y · Female·Combined effects of acute pneumonia, pancreatitis, urinary tract infection, and …
A 65-year-old woman with chronic alcohol use disorder, multiple comorbidities, and progressive functional decline died from combined effects of pneumonia, pancreatitis, urinary tract infection, and severe pressure ulcers…
94y · Female·pneumonia due to traumatic left rib fractures, complicated by malignant left ple…
Mrs Standaloft, aged 94, died of pneumonia due to traumatic left rib fractures complicated by malignant pleural effusion and recurrent lung carcinoma, sustained in an unwitnessed fall at a nursing home on 31 December 201…
79y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease
John Angeles, aged 79, died of ischaemic heart disease while serving a life sentence for murder. He had severe triple-vessel coronary disease, chronic lung disease, and was on maximal medical therapy. The coroner found h…
65y · Male·Traumatic high cervical spine injury in the setting of frontal head impact in a …
A 65-year-old man with ankylosing spondylitis died from traumatic cervical spine injury after being arrested for public drunkenness by a single-officer police patrol. During arrest and transportation to the police vehicl…
77y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian)
A 77-year-old woman was fatally struck by a utility vehicle reversing from a driveway while walking her dog on a footpath. The vehicle lacked modern safety features (reverse camera, sensors, or warning beeper) and had po…
86y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
An 86-year-old woman died from multiple injuries sustained as a pedestrian struck by a truck at a busy intersection in Footscray. The deceased was crossing when the truck driver, facing a green arrow for a right turn, co…
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