14 results for “electrolyte derangement”
49y · Female·Anorexia
Sonya Szala, 49, died from anorexia nervosa after suffering severe metabolic derangement and extreme emaciation. She became a recluse following her mother's death in 2016 and progressively det…
46y · Male·Complications of chronic alcoholism and hypertension
Craig Leishman, 46, died from complications of chronic alcoholism and hypertension. He had a 10-year history of heavy alcohol use, liver failure (identified February 2016), and completed rehabilitation. Two weeks before …
36y · Female·exercise-associated hyponatraemia with fatal cardiac arrhythmia in the setting o…
…and educating participants that drinking beyond thirst, particularly in hot conditions, can cause fatal electrolyte derangement. Pre-trek acclimatisation, clear hydration guidance (drink to thirst, not excessively), and…
64y · Female·Complications of hospital acquired pneumonia and COVID-19 infection
…as readmitted on 25 December. She died on 28 December with reduced consciousness, hypoxia, and deranged electrolytes. The coroner found the death was due to natural causes with no preventability findings or clinical con…
62y · Female·hyponatremia (low sodium level 114mmol/L) resulting in seizure, with aspiration …
… is poor, are important; (4) symptoms attributed to psychiatric illness may actually indicate metabolic derangement. The coroner found no fault with care but recommended elevated awareness of SSRI-related hyponatremia m…
37y · Female·Unascertained; possibly sudden cardiac arrhythmia
… rapidly deteriorating condition requiring urgent escalation, and awareness that over-hydration without electrolytes during bowel preparation can be dangerous, particularly in patients with undetected arrhythmia risk.
91y · Female·Unascertained
Margaret Smith, a 91-year-old admitted with head strike from fall, developed moderate depression during her stay and received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) as a compulsory patient. On 5 March 2015, she developed epigas…
76y · Male·ischaemic heart disease following hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS) due…
… regarding diabetes warning signs and physician responsiveness to family concerns about acute metabolic derangement. Post-mortem examination confirmed natural causes; an unsubstantiated allegation of homicide was thorou…
76y · Female·colchicine toxicity
A 76-year-old woman with gout died from colchicine toxicity after being prescribed 500µg three times daily on 9 December 2010 for an acute attack. She developed diarrhoea from 15 December and died on 19 December with a p…
52y · Female·Neutropenic sepsis leading to multi-organ failure due to capecitabine toxicity
Mrs L, a 52-year-old woman with T2N0M0 rectal cancer, died from neutropenic sepsis and multi-organ failure secondary to severe capecitabine toxicity on 31 October 2018. She commenced neoadjuvant chemotherapy with capecit…
Male·The available evidence does not allow for any finding to be made as to the cause…
Bernard Gore, a man with Alzheimer's dementia, entered a fire stairwell at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping center in Sydney on 6 January 2017 and became trapped. He likely died within 24-48 hours from cardiac complicat…
73y · Female·Unknown due to decomposition
Mrs Chrupalo, a 73-year-old woman with physical disability, cognitive impairment and alcohol dependency, was discharged from Dubbo Base Hospital on 8 July 2015 against medical advice despite being bedbound and dependent …
31y · Female·organ failure due to anorexia nervosa
Chloe Tupper died of organ failure due to severe anorexia nervosa at age 31. She had suffered from this illness for 17 years since age 14, receiving multiple episodes of hospital-based refeeding that never achieved lasti…
76y · Female·Acute renal failure due to dehydration due to upper gastrointestinal bleed
…d haemoglobin) were not reviewed until 10 April when the patient deteriorated. The delay in recognising electrolyte derangement and declining renal function prevented timely intervention. The patient subsequently develo…
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