238 results for “chest infection”
50y · Male·coronary artery disease in the setting of double vessel coronary atherosclerotic…
…ed from coronary artery disease with double vessel disease and cardiomegaly. He had recently experienced a chest infection treated with antibiotics by his GP. On the morning of death, he reported severe chest symptoms t…
79y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and acute bronchiolitis
… GP follow-up. Hours later, he deteriorated at home and died. Clinical lessons: the subtle presentation of chest infection in elderly patients (impaired thermoregulation means reduced fever response), importance of cons…
87y · Female·Sepsis
…ealth legislation following behavioural deterioration. On 11 March, she was diagnosed with urinary tract infection and probable chest infection and commenced on antibiotics. Her condition did not improve, and she was fo…
81y · Male·pneumonia complicating fracture of the neck of the right femur sustained in a fa…
…d care facility. He underwent surgical repair but developed pneumonia post-operatively from a pre-existing chest infection. Despite treatment, his condition deteriorated and he died three days after surgery. The coroner…
65y · Male·Unascertained (Natural Causes) - most likely myocardial infarction or pulmonary …
… determined death was most likely from myocardial infarction or pulmonary embolism against a background of chest infection, representing the final stage of accelerated natural ageing. The coroner found care was reasonab…
48y · Male·Dilated cardiomyopathy with contributing factor of acute renal impairment
…ty living in a group home, died from dilated cardiomyopathy with acute renal impairment. He presented with chest, rib cage and abdominal pain on 5 October 2018, was assessed by multiple GPs who diagnosed chest infection…
89y · Female·multi-organ failure on a background of urinary sepsis
…andatory because her death occurred while under a guardianship detention order. In May 2015, she developed chest and urinary tract infections and was managed with antibiotics initially, then transitioned to palliative c…
92y · Female·Complications of congestive cardiac failure (palliated) in an elderly woman with…
…epartment of Human Services residential care facility. In late September 2012, she developed symptoms of infection and received antibiotic treatment from her GP. Following ED assessment on 3 October, she was discharged …
68y · Male·Community acquired chest infection secondary to C6 quadriplegia secondary to rem…
…ld Polis, a 68-year-old man with C6 quadriplegia from a 1972 diving accident, died from community-acquired chest infection complicated by heart failure. He had recurrent respiratory and urinary tract infections related …
0y · Male·Respiratory insufficiency; interstitial fibrosis and low-grade pneumonitis of pr…
…llness. A forensic paediatrician opined that pneumonitis was likely developing during this period and that chest examination may have revealed abnormalities, particularly in the final week of life. Multiple medical cons…
72y · Male·Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
…prison with symptoms of light-headedness and tunnel vision. Clinical assessment identified urinary tract infection, chest infection, and cardiac concerns. He deteriorated rapidly, was transferred to ICU, and despite int…
55y · Male·Community acquired pneumonia in a man with Down Syndrome
… King, a 55-year-old man with Down syndrome, intellectual disability, asthma, bronchiectasis and recurrent chest infections, died from community-acquired pneumonia. He was treated by his general practitioner on 29 March…
2y · Female·Complications of bacterial chest infection (Staphylococcus aureus)
A 2-year-old Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girl died from complications of bacterial chest infection (Staphylococcus aureus) with concurrent Human metapneumovirus infection, presenting as left empy…
60y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction with thrombosis of the left anterior descending coro…
…osis of the left anterior descending coronary artery. He had attended his local doctor the day prior for a chest infection and was prescribed medication. He collapsed in his bedroom and despite immediate CPR and ambulan…
39y · Female·Undifferentiated large right pleural effusion
…y, and epilepsy living in supported accommodation, died from a large right pleural effusion complicated by chest infection. She presented to hospital in May 2024 with poor appetite and was found to have a right-sided pl…
67y · Male·respiratory failure with antecedent causes including chronic emphysematic lung d…
67-year-old male with 40-year smoking history presented with chest symptoms in 2012. CT scan revealed a left upper lobe mass. Core biopsy was incorrectly reported as adenoca…
30y · Male·Haemopericardium caused by ruptured dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm
Joel Frigo, 30-year-old with Marfan's syndrome, presented to a regional hospital with chest pain and was diagnosed with a chest infection/pleurisy. He died from a ruptured dissecting thoracic aortic…
54y · Male·Pneumonia due to Staphylococcus aureus
…Key clinical concerns include: inadequate documentation of nursing assessments; two nurses auscultated his chest on day 3 with conflicting findings (crackles vs clear), but this was not escalated to medical review; vita…
36y · Male·Complications of Cerebral Palsy
Paul Hardy was a 36-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, blindness and epilepsy who died from complications of his cerebral palsy while in palliative care. He had experienced progressive deteriorati…
51y · Male·Metastatic small cell lung cancer
…at Port Phillip Prison, died from metastatic small cell lung cancer on 22 December 2013. He presented with chest pain in April 2013, was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer, and underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy…
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