69 results for “chronic renal impairment”
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…
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…
82y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction caused by ischaemic heart disease
…ent at Prince of Wales Hospital. He had significant comorbidities including severe triple vessel disease, chronic renal impairment, interstitial lung disease, and Alzheimer's disease. An Advanced Care Directive establis…
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…
66y · Male·Complications of chronic lithium therapy
…a 66-year-old man with intellectual disability and bipolar affective disorder, died from complications of chronic lithium therapy. He had been on lithium for years with annual psychiatric review, but there was inadequat…
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…
93y · Male·general inanition on a background of cognitive impairment, congestive cardiac fa…
A 93-year-old man with dementia, heart failure, and chronic renal disease died of general inanition following a hip fracture sustained in a fall at an aged care faci…
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…
69y · Male·end-stage interstitial lung disease and chronic congestive cardiac failure
… end-stage interstitial lung disease, biventricular heart failure, ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, and chronic renal impairment died at Flinders Medical Centre. He had a history of medication non-compliance leading t…
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…
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…
59y · Female·Complications of blunt force chest injuries with clinically diagnosed Pseudomona…
…rax, 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—either …
38y · Male·Diabetic ketoacidosis secondary to pyelonephritis in a man with insulin dependen…
A 38-year-old man with insulin-dependent diabetes, partial blindness, gastroparesis, seizures, chronic kidney disease and peripheral vascular disease died from diabetic ketoacidosis precipitated by pyelonephr…
60y · Male·end stage refractory chronic congestive cardiac failure on a background of chron…
A 60-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, end-stage cardiac failure, renal failure, and dementia died of refractory congestive heart…
68y · Male·decompensated heart failure with pulmonary hypertensive crisis complicated by pn…
Peter Hohol, a 68-year-old prisoner with significant cardiac comorbidities including ischaemic and dilated cardiomyopathy, died from decompensated heart failure with pulmonary hypertensive crisis complicated by pneumonia…
71y · Female·Diffuse Lymphoid Malignancy
…ancy (high-grade lymphoma) discovered shortly before her death. She had extensive comorbidities including chronic heart failure, renal impairment, diabetes, and COPD. While receiving medical care both in custody and at …
75y · Female·Renal failure and ketoacidosis in a woman with chronic alcoholism and type 2 dia…
A 75-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and chronic alcoholism died from renal failure and ketoacidosis at home. She was isolated, dependent on her elderly h…
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…
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