9 results for “doppler ultrasound”
47y · Male·Pulmonary thrombo-embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis in setting of morbi…
… clinicians anchored on pneumonia as the diagnosis despite the requesting physician's PE concerns. Venous doppler ultrasound was deferred based on chronicity of leg swelling; the requested CTPA was not ordered. The pati…
43y · Female·pulmonary embolism
… of heavy menstrual bleeding. Following the procedure, she developed left leg swelling on day 3. A Venous Doppler Ultrasound was performed but did not extend above the inguinal ligament. She was reassured after negative…
51y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of morbid obesity
…bolism while an involuntary psychiatric inpatient. She presented with leg pain and swelling in May 2014; ultrasound was technically difficult due to body habitus and didn't identify DVT, though she was advised to pursue …
46y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism complicating left calf deep venous thrombosis
…bness. He was triaged to Fast Track and evaluated by an emergency physician who suspected DVT but had no ultrasound available on Boxing Day. He was discharged with Clexane and a follow-up ultrasound appointment. That eve…
40y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
Alexander Cameron, a 40-year-old man with complex neurodevelopmental, neurological and psychiatric disorders including epilepsy, autism, and previous neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), died from aspiration pneumonia f…
23y · Female·Arrhythmia of unknown aetiology
TV died on 1 November 2016 from arrhythmia of unknown aetiology whilst in MHICU at Prince of Wales Hospital. She was a 23-year-old with severe bipolar disorder, mild intellectual disability and borderline personality tra…
41y · Male·large volume thrombotic stroke within the distribution of the right posterior ce…
A 41-year-old man with acute posterior circulation stroke was misdiagnosed as encephalitis despite normal lumbar puncture findings. The critical failure was Dr R.'s failure to diagnose stroke on 7 September and arrange u…
84y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction precipitated by upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage f…
An 84-year-old man with multiple comorbidities was prescribed rivaroxaban for deep vein thrombosis despite being a practicing Jehovah's Witness who refused blood transfusions. Rivaroxaban cannot be monitored or reversed,…
38y · Female·Pulmonary Thromboembolism
Kellie Anne Keogh, 38, died from pulmonary thromboembolism on 10 November 2008 after complex pancreatic surgery. She had nephrotic syndrome with decreased anti-thrombin III levels, initially presenting with suspected DVT…
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