10 results for “bacterial endocarditis”
30y · Male·diffuse alveolar damage, a complication of bacterial endocarditis
Freddie Peterson, a 30-year-old Aboriginal man from Papunya, died in custody from bacterial endocarditis complicated by diffuse alveolar damage. He was imprisoned for nine months and presented to …
30y · Female·tricuspid valve bacterial endocarditis
Jennifer Collins, a 30-year-old intravenous methylamphetamine user, died from tricuspid valve bacterial endocarditis on 6 September 2018. She presented to Noarlunga Hospital ED on 20 August 2018 with chest ti…
39y · Male·Infective endocarditis, with intravenous drug use as a contributing factor
…respiratory symptoms and chest pain. Clinical assessment identified pneumonia, septicaemia, and possible bacterial endocarditis. His mental health deteriorated during admission, necessitating a Mental Health Act order v…
73y · Female·Bacterial endocarditis organism arising from a staphylococcal infection that ent…
…ember 2004 received inadequate management. This likely seeded a fatal staphylococcal bacteremia causing endocarditis. Key failures: poor initial assessment of complex medical needs, lack of coordination between Justice H…
59y · Female·multiple cerebral infarction due to infective endocarditis
…spread body pain, severe back pain, and fever. She was undoubtedly suffering from staphylococcus aureus endocarditis with septicaemia but was discharged with a viral diagnosis. Critical clinical findings—profound thrombo…
34y · Male·Staphylococcus aureus sepsis and endocarditis
…ly elevated inflammatory markers (CRP 234.3, neutrophils 10.8, elevated urea and creatinine), suggesting bacterial infection. Despite these findings, he was diagnosed with viral gastroenteritis and admitted for observat…
76y · Male·Sepsis, with osteomyelitis and infective endocarditis
…alvular heart disease, and rheumatoid arthritis, died from sepsis caused by osteomyelitis and infective endocarditis. Over 9 months, he experienced recurrent infections including cellulitis, MRSA bacteraemia, and urinary…
59y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity (propoxyphene, citalopram, oxazepam and others)
Mrs DA, aged 59, died from multiple drug toxicity (propoxyphene, citalopram, oxazepam and others) in March 2014. She had suffered a severe stroke in 2006 with resultant significant disability, chronic pain, and subsequen…
44y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (buprenorphine, ketamine, diazepam, fluvoxamine and lacosami…
A 44-year-old female veterinarian died from mixed drug toxicity involving buprenorphine, ketamine, diazepam, fluvoxamine and lacosamide. She had a 18-19 year history of opioid addiction, initially using heroin recreation…
36y · Male·Cardiac failure associated with intravenous methylamphetamine abuse and exertion
A 36-year-old man died from cardiac failure associated with intravenous methylamphetamine abuse and exertion. He had injected methylamphetamine and subsequently engaged in intense physical activity (running, climbing fen…
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