24 results for “acute confusion and delirium”
70y · Male·aspiration pneumonia due to seizures
70-year-old man with insulin-dependent diabetes, cognitive impairment, depression, alcohol abuse history, and seizure disorder died from aspiration pneumonia following seizures while admitted under mental health legis…
76y · Male·pneumonia and exacerbation of chronic obstructive airway disease
George William Cameron, aged 76, died from pneumonia and exacerbation of chronic obstructive airway disease at Noarlunga Hospital. He was admitted with acute alcoho…
42y · Male·Unascertained; most likely exposure after wandering in bushland
David Greenwood, a 42-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic alcohol dependence and a chronic chest infection, disappeared from Gindalbie Station near Kalgoorlie on 14 October 1984. He was ex…
68y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease (operated); severe native coronary artery atheroma with …
…ct to a Mental Health Act inpatient treatment order at Flinders Medical Centre. He presented with falls, confusion, and agitation following a head injury. Key clinical issues included excessive MS Contin consumption (su…
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,…
92y · Male·periprosthetic fracture of the left hip sustained from a fall from standing posi…
A 92-year-old man with complex cardiac history was admitted to Royal Hobart Hospital with chest pain and atrial fibrillation. He remained in the Emergency Medical Unit (EMU) for five days despite clinical deterio…
79y · Male·delirium due to aspiration pneumonia complicating advanced metastatic non-small …
A 79-year-old man with metastatic lung cancer suffered multiple strokes causing confusion and behavioural disturbance. He was detained under Mental Health Act. On the night shift, nursing staff …
79y · Male·myocardial infarction
…ies (ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, peripheral vascular disease) was admitted to hospital with anorexia and weight loss. He developed acute confusion and delirium, initially refusing vascular intervention for gangre…
78y · Male·large left basal ganglia intracerebral haemorrhage with mass effect
…lia intracerebral haemorrhage with mass effect while admitted under an Inpatient Treatment Order (ITO) for acute hyperactive delirium. He had stage 4 lung cancer with extensive brain metastases discovered on MRI. His de…
95y · Male·multi-organ failure due to sepsis and general inanition on a background of advan…
William Albert Hodgins, aged 95, died of multi-organ failure due to sepsis and general inanition on a background of advanced vascular dementia and ischaemic heart disease. He was admitte…
63y · Male·metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma with chronic obstructive lung disease
Mr Curtin, a 63-year-old with metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma and severe COPD, was admitted to Repatriation General Hospital on 14 August 2015 with dyspnea and confusion. Hi…
86y · Female·multi-organ failure due to sepsis
An 86-year-old woman with dementia, recent stroke, and multiple comorbidities was admitted with acute delirium and paranoia, subsequently placed on an Inpatient T…
41y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating an ischaemic stroke in a woman with epilepsy, …
…dy, aged 41, was a Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) resident with cerebral palsy, severe epilepsy, and intellectual disability. In December 2024, she deteriorated while in SDA care, presenting with confusion an…
81y · Male·aspiration of gastric contents complicating disseminated moderately differentiat…
…astric contents complicating 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 …
84y · Male·Complications of fracture left humerus neck due to fall due to hyperactive delir…
An 84-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease and dementia-related behaviours developed a urinary tract infection causing acute delirium, atrial fibrillation…
91y · Female·exacerbation of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia following sur…
Shirley Dorothy Dawn Martin, an 91-year-old with advanced Alzheimer's disease and multiple comorbidities, sustained a hip fracture from an unwitnessed fall at an aged care facility on 8 Aug…
41y · Male·end-stage liver disease and pneumonia
Hans Heinrich von Spreckelsen, aged 41, died of end-stage liver disease and pneumonia while detained under the Mental Health Act at Flinders Medical Centre. He had hepatitis C and alc…
56y · Male·hypothermia
Robert Glaisher, a 56-year-old man with depression and significant alcohol abuse, presented to the ED on 5 July 2010 with acute confusion, agitation and visual ha…
91y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to inanition complicating prolonged delirium of uncertai…
…es Smith, 91, died from multi-organ failure due to severe malnutrition (inanition) complicating prolonged delirium of unknown cause at Repatriation General Hospital on 30 July 2014. He had been admitted voluntarily and s…
75y · Female·Septicaemia (Staphylococcus aureus) with antecedent cause of septic arthritis
A 75-year-old woman with chronic pain and previous staphylococcal infections presented to Glen Innes District Hospital with a swollen, warm right kne…
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