5 results for “CT scan without contrast”
59y · Male·ischaemic heart disease in the context of acute-on-chronic kidney failure associ…
… a 59-year-old prisoner with advanced cardiac disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes, underwent a CT scan with iodinated contrast on 30 July 2015 at Fiona Stanley Hospital. Critical failures occurred: his kidney f…
20y · Male·sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP); right frontal lobe epidermal cyst …
…espite his significant medical history of epilepsy and prior neurosurgery, he was discharged the same day without neuroimaging (CT/MRI scan), given only analgesia and paracetamol-codeine. He died of sudden unexplained d…
43y · Female·Multisystem organ failure and hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy following anaphyl…
…, a 43-year-old company executive with no cardiac history, died from anaphylaxis to CT coronary angiogram contrast after her employer commissioned an inappropriate screening program. The referral lacked clinical indicati…
69y · Male·subarachnoid haemorrhage with contributing cardiomegaly
A 69-year-old man with hypertension presented with sudden onset severe headache, photophobia, nausea and neck stiffness—classic features of subarachnoid haemorrhage. A CT angiogram identified a 6mm aneurysm on the anteri…
2y · Male·Group A Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome which probably originated in the thro…
Ryan Saunders, a 2-year-old boy, died from Group A Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome after a 72-hour presentation with fever, pain, and systemic illness. Initial GP care was appropriate given the presentation and diagno…
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