7 results for “drug-resistant hypertension”
70y · Male·uraemic encephalopathy
…was treated surgically and remained hospitalised. During his prolonged admission, he acquired multiple drug-resistant infections. He presented to hospital again on 28 August 2020 with severe diarrhoea and acute renal fai…
47y · Male·combined acute effects of multiple drugs in obese man with enlarged heart and ar…
…acute effects of multiple drugs (methylamphetamine, quetiapine, propranolol) in the context of obesity, hypertension, and cardiomegaly. He was subject to a Community Treatment Order and managed by community mental health…
44y · Female·natural causes, possibly a cardiac arrhythmia
Josephine Lambert, 44-year-old woman with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died at Cumberland Hospital on 28 July 2011. She was found unconscious in the hallway and could not be resuscitated. The autopsy initially sugg…
42y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (sertraline, amlodipine, lamotrigine, quetiapin…
Luke Trevor Young, 42, died from mixed prescription drug toxicity (sertraline, amlodipine, lamotrigine, quetiapine) in a suicide by overdose. He had severe, longstanding bipolar II disorder with chronic suicidality, comp…
35y · Male·acute vomit aspiration in a man with acute large intestine obstruction (severe m…
Stephen Michael Kell, a 35-year-old man with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died at Graylands Hospital from acute vomit aspiration in the setting of acute large bowel obstruction and clozapine-induced gastrointestina…
46y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in an obese man with a history of diabetes mellitus, obstru…
Samuel Edward Ashby, a 46-year-old prisoner with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by clozapine effect. Key clinical lessons: (1) smoking cessation dramatically increases cloza…
42y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia secondary to electrolyte imbalance (hyperkalaemia) and verapa…
Glen Kingsun, 42, died from cardiac arrhythmia secondary to electrolyte imbalance and verapamil toxicity. He had complex medical needs requiring multiple specialist and GP care. Critical failures occurred: (1) Medication…
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