22 results for “CT scan chest and abdomen”
88y · Female·Complications of a pedestrian accident including subarachnoid haemorrhage, subdu…
… was struck by a reversing vehicle at low speed, sustaining subarachnoid haemorrhage, subdural haemorrhage, and fractured humerus. She was initially managed conservatively at Ballarat Base Hospital with neurosurgery con…
63y · Male·Complications of Metastatic Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
…om complications of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. He was diagnosed in November 2012 following a CT scan investigating chest symptoms and weight loss. His care involved coordination between St Vincent's Hospital,…
68y · Male·Lung cancer
…ancer. His lung cancer diagnosis was made while detained, likely related to his significant smoking history and prior asbestos and occupational exposure. Throughout his detention, Mr McQuilken received reasonable and ap…
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…
59y · Male·Disseminated carcinoma on a background of emphysema
Robert Fullerton, a 59-year-old Aboriginal man from Palm Island, died from disseminated carcinoma while remanded in custody at Townsville Correctional Centre. He presented…
61y · Male·Multiorgan failure, due to, or as a consequence of metastatic lung cancer (suspi…
…4 days in custody. He presented with COVID-19 symptoms on reception, then developed progressive respiratory and abdominal symptoms. Lung lesions were identified on imaging in early April, with subsequent discovery of ex…
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 w…
28y · Male·Traumatic intracranial haemorrhage sustained in an unwitnessed fall
… building. He had been heavily intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.27 g/100mL, cocaine positive) at a social event and fell down stairs in the communal area around 11:15pm. He was found conscious but with severe brain injury, …
71y · Female·pneumonia following cervical spine fracture sustained in motor vehicle collision
…tial neck injury; (2) the emergency department failed to image her cervical spine despite seatbelt bruising and institutional guidelines requiring radiology for trauma patients over 65 years; (3) a CT shoulder scan fail…
81y · Male·aspiration of gastric contents complicating disseminated moderately differentiat…
…mplicating undiagnosed metastatic lung cancer with brain metastases. He presented with confusion, agitation and atrial fibrillation; a lung mass was suspected but CT imaging could not be completed due to his acute delir…
59y · Male·Carcinomatosis due to adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
…is 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 advanced m…
76y · Male·right lower lobe pneumonia on a background of frontotemporal dementia, chronic o…
A 76-year-old man with frontotemporal dementia, COPD, and osteoporosis died of right lower lobe pneumonia following multiple falls causing pelvic and rib fractures a…
70y · Female·Cardiac arrest caused by a combination of gastric haemorrhage and pneumonia exac…
Mrs Kathleen Anne Conlan, 70, died from cardiac arrest caused by gastric haemorrhage and pneumonia on a background of coronary artery disease. She presented with severe epigastric pain and was app…
26y · Female·Pulmonary embolism as a consequence of dislodged deep vein thrombosis
…rombosis while in ICU at Royal Darwin Hospital. She had complex mental health needs (BPD, PTSD, depression) and morbid obesity. The critical clinical lessons centre on system failure rather than individual error. Alice …
80y · Male·metastatic oesophageal cancer
…ancer at the Royal Darwin Hospital Hospice on 7 March 2021. He presented with progressive dysphagia, cough, and weight loss in mid-2020, which was appropriately investigated with gastroscopy, biopsy, and imaging confirm…
51y · Male·Multiorgan failure in a man with corrected congenital coarctation of the aorta a…
…, 51-year-old male with complex cardiac history including corrected coarctation of aorta, valvular disease, and biventricular heart failure, presented to Alfred Hospital ED with chest pain and dyspnoea. He was diagnosed…
29y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating acute and chronic Wernicke's encephalopathy an…
Grant Austin, a 29-year-old man with intellectual disability and morbid obesity, died from aspiration pneumonia complicating Wernicke's encephalopathy. He presented with pr…
66y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and influenza A complicating cardiac and renal failure associat…
…ar-old man with cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis secondary to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma died from bronchopneumonia and influenza A complicating cardiac and renal failure. He developed delirium, agitation and paranoia during hi…
82y · Female·acute pyelonephritis complicating base of bladder malignancy
…der mental health legislation. She was admitted with urinary tract infection, anaemia, acute renal failure, and acute exacerbation of schizophrenia. Significant malnutrition (cachexia, 29kg at autopsy) and weight loss c…
9y · Male·Disseminated melioidosis
William Bligh, a 9-year-old boy from Palm Island, died from disseminated melioidosis on 24 February 2013. He presented with fever and cough from 2 February,…
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