32 results for “fatty liver disease”
64y · Male·End stage liver disease due to Hepatitis C and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Thomas Edward Schwartz, a 64-year-old prisoner, died from end-stage liver disease due to Hepatitis C and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. He was transferred from Wolston Correcti…
46y · Male·Complications of chronic alcoholism and hypertension
… 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 death he resumed heavy …
63y · Female·Unascertained (natural causes) - favoured mechanism sudden cardiac arrhythmia
…s found unresponsive in the toilet and declared deceased at 7:32pm on 13 May 2022. Autopsy revealed severe fatty liver disease, elevated heart weight, and foreign material in airways, with sudden cardiac arrhythmia bein…
45y · Male·Liver failure due to metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma
A 45-year-old male prisoner died from liver failure due to metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma. He had been prescribed cyproterone (Androcur) for 20+ …
53y · Male·Cardiomegaly in a man with obesity and chronic liver disease
Craig Ashley Hill, a 53-year-old man with multiple comorbidities including obesity, chronic liver disease with cirrhosis, cardiomegaly, hypertension, diabetes, and mental health conditions, died suddenly …
18y · Female·Multiorgan failure complicating malnutrition in a female with liver cirrhosis, o…
…evere intellectual disability died from multiorgan failure complicating severe malnutrition, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and obesity. She presented acutely with a leg wound and was found to have cardiac tamponade…
60y · Male·Hypertensive heart disease with chronic fatty liver as other significant conditi…
David Duggan, a 60-year-old man with hypertensive heart disease and cardiomegaly, was admitted to Caloundra Hospital on 10 January 2007 for management of severe acute ba…
37y · Male·combined ethanol and drug toxicity
…ed from combined ethanol and drug toxicity involving methadone and benzodiazepines. He had hepatitis C and fatty liver disease. Critical clinical lessons include: Dr L., the facility doctor, was unaware of Mr Agnew's me…
47y · Male·combined effects of alcohol-induced central nervous system depression, hypotherm…
A 47-year-old man with longstanding alcoholism, hypertension, liver disease, and depression died from combined alcohol-induced central nervous system depression, hypothermia,…
32y · Male·Systemic sarcoidosis with severe steatosis and acute myocardial infarction
…ed adverse reactions, autopsy revealed the true cause was systemic sarcoidosis affecting heart, lungs, and liver, combined with severe fatty liver disease and acute myocardial infarction. The coroner found that haloperi…
62y · Male·hepatic encephalopathy due to acute renal failure
…lice Springs Hospital from hepatic encephalopathy due to acute renal failure. He had longstanding chronic diseases including cirrhosis, hepatitis B and C, diabetes, hypertension, and kidney disease documented years befo…
44y · Female·Unascertained
A 44-year-old woman with chronic pain, epilepsy, and opioid dependence died at home with an unascertained cause in the setting of prescription medication use. She was a known 'doctor shopper' who obtained opioids from mu…
47y · Female·Sudden Unexpected Death in Alcohol Misuse (SUDAM)
…withdrawal symptoms without specialist addiction training or formal guidelines. Autopsy revealed alcoholic liver disease with fatty infiltration. While expert evidence excluded direct medication toxicity or cardiac dise…
56y · Male·drowning
Glenn Thomas Wood, aged 56, drowned whilst fishing alone at night from a pontoon in winter conditions. He had a blood alcohol level of 0.188g/100mL, was not wearing a personal flotation device, and could not swim. He fel…
31y · Female·Pneumonia; combined drug toxicity (including marijuana), smoking, pathological o…
Georgia Cheal, a 31-year-old with complex medical history including chronic pain, major depression, and obesity, died from pneumonia exacerbated by combined drug toxicity from multiple prescription medications, cannabis,…
47y · Female·Traumatic closed head injury likely sustained in a fall from standing
…se disorder; need for stronger intervention when patients understate alcohol consumption and have deranged liver function; and consideration of capacity assessment and safeguarding in patients with recurrent hospitaliza…
57y · Female·Deterioration in setting of advanced dementia on a background of down syndrome
A 57-year-old woman with Down syndrome and advanced Alzheimer's dementia died from natural causes following a period of functional decline. She was residing in a Specialist Disability Accommodation facility and receiving…
68y · Male·Complications of a witnessed airway obstruction from food bolus in a man with dy…
A 68-year-old man with dysphagia and bipolar disorder died from airway obstruction and aspiration pneumonia after choking on a sandwich brought by his wife during a supervised hospital meal. He had been admitted with wor…
58y · Female·consequences of acute subdural haemorrhage
Heidi Cox, 58, died from acute subdural haemorrhage after suffering interpersonal violence, likely at the hands of her long-term partner Karl Bingle. She was found unconscious at their residence and died in hospital. Evi…
57y · Male·Complications of opioid (hydromorphone and morphine) toxicity and incised wounds…
Leslie Hawkins, aged 57 with dementia and significant medical comorbidities, died from opioid toxicity and incised wrist wounds as part of a suicide pact with his terminally ill wife. Mrs Hawkins, diagnosed with advanced…
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