624 results for “pulmonary disease”
63y · Male·Respiratory failure due to acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways dis…
…o acute exacerbation of COPD. In the three weeks prior to death he had multiple ED presentations for lung disease and heart failure exacerbations. On 9 July 2011 he presented with similar symptoms, received antibiotics …
76y · Female·pulmonary embolism due to carcinomatosis
…ospital with shortness of breath and was initially diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia and later pulmonary oedema. Both diagnoses were incorrect. She had widespread cancer (carcinomatosis) with multiple pulmonar…
86y · Male·ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease
An 86-year-old man died of ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease while serving a prison sentence. He had multiple comorbidities including atrial fibrillation, congestive …
64y · Male·Heart failure secondary to alcohol related liver disease, coronary obstructive p…
Emanuel Mavridis, aged 64, died of heart failure secondary to alcohol-related liver disease, COPD, and ischaemic/alcoholic cardiomyopathy. He presented to Royal Adelaide Hospital hypotensive with m…
94y · Female·Complications of a fractured neck of femur sustained in an unwitnessed in-hospit…
A 94-year-old woman with significant cardiopulmonary comorbidities died from complications of a fractured femur sustained in an unwitnessed hospital fall. De…
72y · Male·Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
A 72-year-old man died from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm while in custodial care. He was admitted to Prince of Wales Hospital following a fall in prison with symptoms of light-headedness and tunnel vision. Clinic…
59y · Male·Cardiomegaly and pulmonary oedema in a man with a bi-cuspid aortic valve
…tone, a 59-year-old man with cerebral palsy living in a disability residence, died from cardiomegaly and pulmonary oedema secondary to a bicuspid aortic valve. In the weeks before death, he began refusing food and exper…
0y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia associated with surgically corrected congenital heart disease
Edward Thomas Collins was a 3-month-old neonate with surgically corrected congenital heart disease (Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage) who died on 14 January 2007 from cardiac arrhythmia. On 13 Ja…
82y · Male·complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer with end stage liver failure
…ed on entry to prison and housed in an Aged Care Unit where his multiple comorbidities (diabetes, cardiac disease, sleep apnoea, dementia) were regularly managed with physiotherapy, occupational therapy and falls preven…
66y · Male·Complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A significant contributi…
Walter Clough, aged 66, died from complications of COPD and cardiomegaly while incarcerated. He had significant respiratory compromise from prior chest trauma causing hemidiaphragm paralysis. Days before death, he was ho…
35y · Male·Dilated cardiomyopathy and coronary atherosclerosis, in the setting of drug cons…
… higher doses increase adverse clinical effects. The deceased had significant cardiac risk factors (heart disease, asthma, COPD, obesity) making him susceptible to pulmonary and cardiac effects. The coroner found police…
70y · Male·complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischaemic heart disea…
A 70-year-old man with end-stage COPD, ischaemic heart disease, and obstructive sleep apnoea collapsed in his prison cell and was transferred to hospital in respiratory…
72y · Male·Metastatic bladder cancer; likely mechanism pulmonary embolism from combined eff…
A 72-year-old male underwent hip replacement despite undiagnosed metastatic bladder cancer. Following referral from his GP in May 2014 for an ultrasound showing bladder wall irregularities suspicious for cancer, urologis…
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 …
76y · Male·exsanguination secondary to pulmonary aortic fistula and thoracic aorta aneurysm…
…ied suddenly from massive haemorrhage secondary to rupture of his thoracic aorta into the adjacent lung (pulmonary aortic fistula). Key clinical lessons include the challenges of managing complex cases combining severe …
80y · Male·bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism
…or confusion, aggression, and behavioural disturbance. He died three days after admission from bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism associated with a thrombosed calf vein, likely related to immobility. The coroner found …
92y · Female·decompensated congestive cardiac failure secondary to haemophilus influenzae low…
A 92-year-old woman with dementia, heart disease, and COPD died from decompensated congestive cardiac failure secondary to haemophilus influenzae lower re…
62y · Male·bronchopneumonia on background of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
…th antipsychotics, he frequently refused medications and held unrealistic beliefs about treating his lung disease. He required four admissions to Royal Perth Hospital for respiratory failure management, complicated by a…
68y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Maris Kugis, a 68-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, personality disorders, and multiple serious physical conditions including COPD, ankylosing spondylitis, and undiagnosed pancreatic adenocarcinoma, died from bron…
53y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis; chronic obstructive airways disease; chronic cholecyst…
…m away, but expert review concluded this was unlikely to have altered outcome given his severe underlying disease and already unresponsive state upon nurse arrival. Medical care provided was appropriate and met communit…
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