39 results for “acute on chronic renal impairment”
89y · Female·acute-on-chronic renal failure on a background of ischaemic heart disease, hyper…
An 89-year-old Aboriginal woman with chronic renal impairment and congestive cardiac failure was prescribed gentamicin intramuscularly for a urinary t…
39y · Male·COMPLICATIONS OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
Drew Aaron Boaler, a 39-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and chronic renal failure, died from complications of his renal disease while on an outing. He had presumed lithium-i…
86y · Male·Acute on chronic renal failure secondary to rhabdomyolysis as a consequence of d…
An 86-year-old man with chronic renal impairment (eGFR 37) died from acute-on-chronic renal failure secondary to rhabdomyolysis caused by…
63y · Male·End stage ischaemic cardiomyopathy and chronic renal impairment
…ina, a 63-year-old male prisoner at Port Phillip Prison, died from end-stage ischaemic cardiomyopathy and chronic renal impairment on 17 July 2010. He presented to St Vincent's Hospital on 6 July 2010 with acute pulmona…
76y · Male·Cardiac arrest due to cardiomegaly, myocardial fibrosis and ischaemic coronary a…
…al fibrosis, and ischaemic coronary artery disease, died of cardiac arrest in custody. The autopsy showed chronic structural heart disease sufficient to cause spontaneous lethal arrhythmia. He had comorbidities of diabe…
79y · Female·Rhabdomyolysis in a woman with multiple myeloma and renal impairment
Margaret Ann Yeomans, aged 79, died from rhabdomyolysis in the context of multiple myeloma and chronic renal impairment. A critical medication error occurred when rosuvastatin 40mg was dispensed instead of he…
84y · Male·Complications of gout and old spinal injury, cause unknown
An 84-year-old male prisoner with multiple comorbidities (gout, spinal cord injury, renal impairment, cardiac failure) presented with chest infection, abdominal pain, and urinary retention. He was…
59y · Female·Complications of blunt force chest injuries with clinically diagnosed Pseudomona…
…umothorax, and lumbar spine fracture. She developed type 1 respiratory failure, Pseudomonas pneumonia, and acute renal failure during a 4-day hospital admission and died on 19 October 2024. The cause remains uncertain—e…
34y · Male·Unascertained; likely fatal cardiac arrhythmia secondary to electrolyte disturba…
…nt Order. Post-mortem examination revealed elevated urea and creatinine consistent with dehydration and/or renal impairment. He had a documented prolonged QT interval on previous ECGs and multiple prior hospital admissi…
60y · Male·multi-organ failure due to injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident, specifi…
A 60-year-old Aboriginal man with significant comorbidities (cardiomyopathy, cirrhosis, renal failure, diabetes) presented to ED following a motor vehicle accident at low speed. Despite chest imaging …
77y · Male·Complications of methotrexate toxicity in a man with chronic renal impairment, c…
A 77-year-old man with chronic kidney disease, COPD, and mild cardiac failure died from methotrexate toxicity after a GP prescribed it a…
77y · Female·Complications following a recent fracture and surgical repair of the right hip i…
A 77-year-old woman with complex comorbidities (atrial fibrillation, aortic stenosis, chronic renal impairment, emphysema) on Warfarin sustained a femur fracture and underwent ORIF on day 3 of admiss…
51y · Male·Multiorgan failure in a man with corrected congenital coarctation of the aorta a…
…a. He was diagnosed with NSTEMI and admitted. During preparation for cardiac catheterisation, he developed acute deterioration and suffered cardiac arrest. Resuscitation was undertaken following ARC guidelines but was u…
83y · Male·Unascertained (natural causes)
Paul Henry Green, 83-year-old man with intellectual disability and multiple chronic conditions including renal failure on dialysis, was found unresponsive in his bed at a residential care f…
82y · Female·Hyperkalaemia due to acute renal failure on a background of end stage pulmonary …
An 82-year-old woman with terminal pulmonary fibrosis and chronic respiratory failure presented with chest pain, hyperkalaemia and metabolic acidosis. She became combative…
77y · Male·complications of haemothorax and hypotension following drainage of pleural effus…
…ension following drainage of pleural effusion post-coronary bypass surgery, in the setting of pre-existing renal impairment and diabetes. During pleural tap procedures performed 7 February 2003, trauma to intercostal ve…
73y · Male·multisystem organ failure in the context of trauma and limb fracture
A 73-year-old Indigenous man with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, hypertension, obesity, sleep apnoea, ischaemic heart disease) sustained a right ankle fracture following collision with a motor vehicle while riding a m…
68y · Female·Complications of a fall with contributing factors of respiratory failure, respir…
…are was deemed appropriate; no preventable errors were identified. The case highlights challenges managing acutely unwell psychiatric patients refusing care.
90y · Female·Renal failure secondary to gentamicin therapy for urinary tract infection (sepsi…
Ellen O'Connor, a 90-year-old woman with renal artery stenosis and coronary artery disease, died from acute renal failure following gentamicin administra…
79y · Female·Ischaemic bowel in the setting of cardiomegaly, pneumonia and chronic renal fail…
A 79-year-old woman died from ischaemic bowel in the setting of cardiomegaly, pneumonia and chronic renal failure, four days after discharge from hospital following a hysterectomy for endometrial cancer. K…
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