624 results for “pulmonary disease”
53y · Male·Cardiomegaly in a man with obesity and chronic liver disease
Craig Ashley Hill, a 53-year-old man with multiple comorbidities including obesity, chronic liver disease with cirrhosis, cardiomegaly, hypertension, diabetes, and mental health conditions, died suddenly in hosp…
79y · Female·acute myocardial infarction and acute pulmonary oedema
A 79-year-old woman with stroke and cardiac history was admitted for rehabilitation but developed treatment-resistant depression. Despite comprehensive multidisciplinary management including medication trials (mirtazapin…
64y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man receiving palliative care for terminal cancer of the r…
Bill Portelli, a 64-year-old man with chronic paranoid schizophrenia and terminal rectum cancer with liver metastases, died of bronchopneumonia (from aspirated vomit) while receiving palliative care at Alma Street Centre…
65y · Male·Pneumonia in a man with chronic pulmonary disease (COPD and emphysema), with asp…
…t expert review concluded his care was equivalent to community standards. The death resulted from natural disease progression in a terminally ill patient, not from any failures in custody or medical management.
83y · Female·Gunshot wound to the head
Nancy May Budge, 83 years old, died from a gunshot wound to the head on 3 November 2016. She had extensive cardiac history including multiple valve replacements, pacemaker insertion, and congestive heart failure diagnose…
17y · Female·Metastatic Ewing sarcoma (palliated)
… Ewing sarcoma at age 12, achieved remission, then relapsed in February 2019 with mediastinal and pleural disease. Despite further chemotherapy, stem cell transplant and radiotherapy, she relapsed again in December 2020…
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 ather…
52y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to pancreatic contusion and necrosis from motorcyc…
A 52-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism following a motorcycle accident on a winding road in Tasmania. He suffered pancreatic co…
70y · Female·Unknown
Lynne Barnett, a 70-year-old woman, was found deceased at her home in Burwood, NSW in February 2017, having been dead for several weeks. Autopsy revealed moderate-to-advanced decomposition with only probable left ventric…
70y · Male·Acute coronary occlusion due to extensive coronary atherosclerosis
Kenneth Maggable, a 70-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and prostate cancer, presented twice to Cairns Base Hospital on 8 August 2005 with resp…
77y · Male·early pneumonia in an elderly man receiving terminal palliative medical care for…
…ical brain meningioma. He had complex chronic conditions including COPD, prostate cancer, ischaemic heart disease, and diabetes. The coroner found his medical care was excellent overall, with conditions generally well-m…
70y · Male·chronic obstructive lung disease with emphysema on a background of advanced vasc…
Raymond Abbott, a 70-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, vascular dementia, opioid addiction and alcohol abuse, died of COPD with emphysema a…
55y · Female·ischaemic heart disease complicated by epilepsy, asthma and schizophrenia
…ning she was found unresponsive and died despite resuscitation attempts. Autopsy revealed ischaemic heart disease with significant coronary stenosis as the primary cause. The coroner found the hospital care appropriate.…
63y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
Dragan Jacovic, a 63-year-old life prisoner with extensive comorbidities including severe ischaemic heart disease, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and chronic paranoid schizophrenia, was admitted to hospital on…
76y · Male·Unascertained - natural causes
… by Grampians Health was appropriate given Mr Jones' complexity, multiple comorbidities including cardiac disease, COPD, and diabetes, and challenging presentation.
91y · Male·pneumonia on a background of chronic congestive cardiac failure and chronic obst…
A 91-year-old man with chronic cardiac failure, COPD and atrial fibrillation presented with confusion, agitation and dyspnoea. Admitted with pneumonia and delirium, he exhibited combative behaviour and resisted oxygen th…
29y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity
Shane John Robinson, a 29-year-old prisoner with complex medical conditions including Crohn's disease, pulmonary embolism, anaemia and schizoaffective disorder, died from multiple drug toxicity in prison. He…
45y · Female·Type 2 respiratory failure and aspiration pneumonia on a background of end-stage…
Leonie Jeisman, a 45-year-old woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), schizoaffective disorder, obesity, and obstructive sleep apnoea, died from Type 2 respir…
71y · Male·acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery disease
Raymond O'Brien, a 71-year-old forensic patient with a history of ischaemic heart disease, hypertension, and dyslipidaemia, was admitted to hospital with chest pain in August 2013. Initial diagno…
66y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia in a man with arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, pulmon…
…y smoking and alcohol use, died from cardiac arrhythmia in the setting of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, pulmonary thromboembolism, and metastatic pancreatic cancer. While the coroner found medical care during…
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