178 results for “CT chest”
71y · Female·Haemothorax and haemopericardium secondary to ruptured dissecting aneurysm of th…
A 71-year-old woman with hypertension and prior myocardial infarction presented to emergency with sudden chest pain, jaw pain, and syncope. Aortic dissection was appropriately suspected and a contrast CT-aortagram was…
57y · Female·Haemothorax following acute thoracic aortic dissection in a woman with congenita…
…ation of the aorta, and bicuspid aortic valve, presented to ED on 23 March 2012 with severe acute back and chest pain (8/10). A chest X-ray revealed widened mediastinum. She was admitted to CCU under cardiologist Dr G..…
30y · Male·Haemopericardium caused by ruptured dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm
Joel Frigo, 30-year-old with Marfan's syndrome, presented to a regional hospital with chest pain and was diagnosed with a chest infection/pleurisy. He died from a ruptured dissecting thoracic aortic…
73y · Male·complications of lung carcinoma in a man with multiple comorbidities
… hypertension, hyperlipidemia) and a chronic smoking history, died from complications of lung carcinoma. A chest X-ray in September 2011 suggested possible underlying lesions but Mr Macfie repeatedly refused CT imaging …
68y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man with carcinoma in the lung and chronic obstructive pul…
…) haemoptysis in a heavy smoker with COPD warrants investigation for malignancy, not just infection; (2) a chest CT should have been urgently arranged; (3) SJOG staff failed to adequately investigate or document a furth…
51y · Male·Pericardial tamponade complicating Type I aortic dissection in the setting of lo…
…ark Gordon, 51, presented to Royal Hobart Hospital Emergency Department on 20 March 2015 with sudden onset chest pain. Initial assessment suspected acute coronary syndrome with elevated troponin. Over 36 hours he experi…
68y · Male·Lung cancer
Daniel McQuilken, a 68-year-old man in immigration detention, died from metastatic lung cancer. His lung cancer diagnosis was made while detained, likely related to his significant smoking history and prior asbestos and …
71y · Female·cardiac tamponade due to ascending aortic dissection
…pain requiring morphine. Despite clinical features concerning for acute aortic dissection (severe stabbing chest pain radiating to back, relieved by leaning forward, systolic ejection murmur, ECG changes), she was diagn…
60y · Male·multi-organ failure due to injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident, specifi…
…rrhosis, renal failure, diabetes) presented to ED following a motor vehicle accident at low speed. Despite chest imaging showing pleural effusion and the patient having rib pain, fractured ribs were not diagnosed. Subse…
55y · Male·Cardiac tamponade due to ruptured aortic dissection (Type A) against a backgroun…
…inson, a 55-year-old man, presented to St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital after experiencing severe central chest pain and lower back pain with numbness at the gym. The treating senior doctor failed to adequately assess …
44y · Male·Metastatic small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of lung
…ate parole. He had presented to PAH emergency department on 28 September 2010 with respiratory symptoms. A chest x-ray that day revealed a mediastinal density reported by radiology as possibly requiring CT investigation…
84y · Male·staphylococcus aureus sepsis complicating metastatic malignancy
…t disease, dementia, and hypertension. CT imaging revealed pleural effusion and gastro-oesophageal mass; a chest drain was inserted and palliative care initiated. Multidisciplinary teams appropriately determined that fu…
55y · Male·ruptured dissection of the thoracic aorta
…upture of a thoracic aortic dissection during emergency surgery at Royal Perth Hospital. He presented with chest pain and dyspnoea at Wooroloo Prison on 26 November 2010 and was transferred to Swan Districts Hospital wh…
81y · Male·acute subdural haematoma
…ED with a small haematoma and confusion. The ED team concluded he had a cardiac cause for syncope based on chest pain, referred him for cardiology, and did not perform a head CT scan despite clear evidence of head injur…
70y · Male·Hemopericardium due to ruptured aortic dissection contributed to by hypertension
…on and atrial fibrillation, died from hemopericardium due to ruptured aortic dissection. He collapsed with chest pain while at work in the correctional facility and was promptly attended to by corrective officers and Ju…
56y · Male·disseminated nocardiosis involving central nervous system, kidneys, liver and th…
Allan Kenneth Miller, 56, died from disseminated nocardiosis (rare bacterial infection) that was not diagnosed during his 12-day RAH admission. Clinicians initially suspected metastatic lung cancer based on presentation …
63y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of functional decline in a man with an intel…
A 63-year-old man with intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, dysphagia, and COPD died from aspiration pneumonia following functional decline. He had a three-month hospital admission with multiple complications includi…
69y · Male·thoracic aortic aneurysm with dissection
…aneurysm with dissection on 22 August 2021. He presented to Calvary Hospital on 19 August 2021 with sudden chest discomfort and neurological symptoms. A CT angiogram was performed but the radiologist, Dr CD, failed to i…
91y · Female·Complications of pelvic fractures sustained in a fall
A 91-year-old woman with osteoporosis and multiple comorbidities sustained pelvic fractures in a mechanical fall at home. She presented to the ED where initial hip x-ray showed no fracture. She deteriorated with hypotens…
66y · Male·metastatic adenocarcinoma (palliated) from an unidentified primary tumour
…n November 2024 with non-specific symptoms including neck swelling, cough and shortness of breath. Initial chest X-ray was unremarkable but CT imaging identified mediastinal lymphadenopathy prompting urgent transfer to …
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