7 results for “acute febrile illness”
3y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating hypoglycaemia with shock and statu…
A 3-year-old boy with septo-optic dysplasia and panhypopituitarism died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to adrenal crisis and hypoglycaemic shock. He was in state care and had an emergency management plan…
1y · Male·acute meningitis from Streptococcus pneumoniae, associated with diffuse brain sw…
…ed locum (Dr B.) misdiagnosing bacterial meningitis as viral gastroenteritis; failure to recognise severe illness despite tachycardia, tachypnoea, lethargy, and inability to tolerate oral fluids; inappropriate discharge…
5y · Male·Septic shock due to Influenza A infection and bacterial co-infection with Staphy…
…ing, was assessed by a junior doctor supervised by a senior paediatrician, and discharged home with viral illness presumed. Critically, repeat vital signs were not obtained before discharge despite tachycardia (149 bpm)…
51y · Female·Sigmoid volvulus in the setting of COVID-19 infection
…mmodation facility where she lived with intellectual disability and cerebral palsy. On admission, she was febrile, hypoxic, and COVID-19 positive with sigmoid volvulus identified on abdominal imaging. The family had ele…
37y · Male·Pseudomonas pneumonia
…rom pseudomonas pneumonia following a month-long hospitalisation. He was admitted in November 2022 with a febrile illness related to PEG tube issues and received antibiotic therapy for multiple infections. Despite treat…
66y · Male·inanition and probable respiratory tract infection complicating Alzheimer's deme…
…nd probable respiratory tract infection complicating advanced Alzheimer's dementia. He was admitted to the Acute Older Persons Mental Health Unit at Flinders Medical Centre under a Level 3 Inpatient Treatment Order due …
2y · Male·Myocarditis secondary to Kawasaki Disease
…nting with all five clinical diagnostic criteria for KD, he was discharged home with a diagnosis of viral illness. The attending registrar considered KD but rejected it, citing atypical features that are actually charac…
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