37 results for “exacerbation of COPD”
51y · Male·Hyperthermia of unknown cause in a man with cardiac hypertrophy; chronic obstruc…
Arthur Andrianakis, 51, died from hyperthermia of unknown cause with cardiac hypertrophy and COPD. He presented to hospital with respiratory distress following police custody for assaulting his mother. Ini…
70y · Male·organising diffuse alveolar damage in the setting of hypertensive heart disease,…
…re-existing hypertensive heart disease, right ventricular hypertrophy, coronary artery atherosclerosis, and COPD. He presented on 18 April 2023 with acute respiratory symptoms including dyspnoea, dizziness, and epistaxis…
63y · Male·Respiratory failure due to acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways dis…
…oluntary psychiatric patient with longstanding schizophrenia and significant comorbidities including severe COPD, congestive cardiac failure and chronic renal failure, died from respiratory failure due to acute exacerbat…
69y · Male·Myocardial infarction secondary to coronary artery atherosclerosis in the settin…
Mr Crabtree, a 69-year-old man with intellectual disability, COPD, emphysema and heavy smoking history, presented to the ED with respiratory distress on 26 May 2016. He was …
68y · Female·chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Ms Sniecikowska, a 68-year-old Polish-speaking woman with severe COPD, chronic alcoholism, cognitive impairment, and significant social isolation, was admitted to hospital for a…
74y · Male·Acute exacerbation of chronic airways disease, with carcinoma of prostate being …
William Berger, a 74-year-old man serving a life sentence for murder, died from acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with metastatic prostate cancer as a significant contri…
75y · Female·exacerbation of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Judith Beverley O'Leary, 75-year-old woman with end-stage COPD, dementia, depression and multiple comorbidities, died from exacerbation of COPD with secondary respiratory…
85y · Male·Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
…wn inoperable abdominal aortic aneurysm died from rupture of this aneurysm while hospitalized for acute exacerbation of COPD. A medication error occurred at admission when Dr T. inadvertently included medication lists fr…
54y · Female·hypothermia, likely related to drug toxicity
Sandra Anne Brown, a 54-year-old woman with multiple chronic conditions including COPD, diabetes, bipolar disorder and epilepsy, died from hypothermia likely related to drug toxicity. She presen…
58y · Male·Respiratory failure due to or as a consequence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary …
Geoffrey Hornby, a 58-year-old prisoner with significant COPD, ischemic heart disease, and multiple comorbidities, died from respiratory failure secondary to COPD. He wa…
76y · Male·pneumonia and exacerbation of chronic obstructive airway disease
George William Cameron, aged 76, died from pneumonia and exacerbation of chronic obstructive airway disease at Noarlunga Hospital. He was admitted with acute alcohol withdra…
66y · Male·End stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
William Ernest Jolly, 66, died from end-stage COPD at Austin Hospital on 16 November 2012. He was serving a life sentence for murder, housed at Thomas Embling…
91y · Male·pneumonia on a background of chronic congestive cardiac failure and chronic obst…
A 91-year-old man with chronic cardiac failure, COPD and atrial fibrillation presented with confusion, agitation and dyspnoea. Admitted with pneumonia and delir…
83y · Female·Gunshot wound to the head
…d congestive heart failure diagnosed in 2016. Two hospital admissions in October 2016 for heart failure and COPD exacerbation resulted in good recovery, but she was informed further surgical intervention was not feasible…
79y · Male·Pneumonia, due to or as a consequence of emphysema (chronic obstructive pulmonar…
…mic heart disease while incarcerated at Rockhampton Base Hospital. He had extensive comorbidities including COPD, ischaemic heart disease, and chronic kidney disease. Following multiple hospital admissions for infective …
65y · Male·Pneumonia, due to chronic lung disease with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disea…
A 65-year-old man with severe chronic lung disease, COPD, and coronary artery disease died at home. Evidence suggests he deliberately ingested benzodiazepines and p…
83y · Female·Acute on chronic renal failure secondary to infectious exacerbation of chronic o…
…ry disease and chronic renal failure died from acute-on-chronic renal failure complicated by infectious exacerbation of COPD. She presented to hospital on 13 October 2022 with respiratory and renal deterioration, was dis…
57y · Male·Bilateral bronchopneumonia in a man with asthma, tetraplegia and multiple other …
Andrew McDougall, 57, a man with complex medical comorbidities including tetraplegia, COPD, asthma, ischaemic heart disease and diabetes, died from bilateral bronchopneumonia at his supported disabi…
54y · Male·Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease due to inhalation of…
A 54-year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease died from acute exacerbation triggered by inhalation of xylene during hobby spray-painting work. He was not wearing protective equip…
73y · Male·Infectious Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease with the Contribu…
Mr H, a 73-year-old man with chronic obstructive airways disease and Lewy body dementia, was admitted to hospital on 6 January 2021 following a psychiatric incident and was found to have pneumonia and severe infection. H…
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