18 results for “hypokalaemia”
34y · Male·Unascertained; likely fatal cardiac arrhythmia secondary to electrolyte disturba…
… on previous ECGs and multiple prior hospital admissions for vomiting-induced electrolyte disturbances (hypokalaemia, hypochloraemia, metabolic alkalosis). The coroner concluded his death was likely due to an acute elect…
74y · Male·myocardial infarction
…infarction while detained under the Mental Health Act at Royal Adelaide Hospital. He had presented with hypokalaemia and sigmoid volvulus, refusing initial treatment. He was detained due to delirium and combativeness, al…
45y · Female·COVID pneumonia complicated by severe electrolyte abnormalities
A 45-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, and blindness died from COVID pneumonia complicated by severe electrolyte abnormalities. She was admitted three times over 3 weeks with progressive ele…
22y · Female·Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome
Tara Love, a 22-year-old woman, died from sudden arrhythmic death syndrome due to long QT syndrome (LQTS). She presented multiple times to the Royal Women's Hospital with ECG changes and electrolyte abnormalities during …
64y · Female·Complications of hospital acquired pneumonia and COVID-19 infection
Heather Maree Smith, a 64-year-old woman with severe cerebral palsy and multiple comorbidities residing in specialist disability accommodation, died from complications of hospital-acquired pneumonia and COVID-19 infectio…
27y · Female·Aspiration of gastric contents associated with persistent vomiting following gas…
A 27-year-old woman died from aspiration of gastric contents following a vertical-banded gastroplasty performed for morbid obesity. The surgeon created a stoma (opening) of 4-5mm diameter using a 27 French bougie, smalle…
46y · Female·combined effects of aspiration pneumonia due to gastroparesis following sleeve g…
A 46-year-old woman died from aspiration pneumonia due to gastroparesis following sleeve gastrectomy, complicated by ischaemic heart disease. Post-operative recovery was beset with persistent vomiting, dehydration, and e…
43y · Female·Severe diffuse hypoxic brain injury caused by administration of supratherapeutic…
…um recommended 660 mmol dose), causing severe hypernatremia (peak 169 mmol/L), metabolic alkalosis, and hypokalaemia. Brain swelling and death resulted. The consultant failed to adequately monitor blood gas results showi…
68y · Male·Community acquired chest infection secondary to C6 quadriplegia secondary to rem…
Arnold Polis, a 68-year-old man with C6 quadriplegia from a 1972 diving accident, died from community-acquired chest infection complicated by heart failure. He had recurrent respiratory and urinary tract infections relat…
90y · Female·Complications of a right fractured neck of femur (operated) sustained in a fall …
A 90-year-old woman with dementia sustained a fractured neck of femur after being nudged by another aggressive dementia-affected resident in an aged care facility, resulting in a fall. Despite appropriate initial managem…
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…
32y · Female·Caffeine toxicity
32-year-old woman died from caffeine toxicity after ingesting caffeine tablets. She called 000 at 7:49 pm reporting dizziness and numbness but was triaged as non-urgent Code 3. Unable to connect with a secondary triage p…
78y · Female·Complications of prolonged immobility and malnutrition in a woman with retroperi…
A 78-year-old woman with schizophrenia, depression, and undiagnosed retroperitoneal lymphoma died from septic shock complicating severe pressure ulcers, malnutrition, and dehydration. She had been immobile on a couch for…
41y · Male·Subdural haematoma
A 41-year-old Aboriginal man with excessive alcohol use presented four times to a rural hospital over one month with headaches. His symptoms were attributed to cluster migraine, then alcohol withdrawal syndrome, despite …
82y · Male·sepsis due to infected sacral ulcer with osteomyelitis and necrotising fasciitis
An 82-year-old man with multiple comorbidities developed a sacral pressure injury during admission to a private hospital for investigation of leg weakness. Despite being assessed as high-risk for pressure injury, he was …
28y · Female·aspiration of gastric contents complicating laxative abuse
A 28-year-old woman died from aspiration of gastric contents complicating severe laxative abuse. She fabricated a terminal cancer diagnosis to conceal anorexia nervosa and factitious disorder. During a RAH admission, a C…
85y · Female·sepsis, with aspiration pneumonitis being an antecedent cause. Iatrogenic injury…
Lorraine Barnes, an 85-year-old woman admitted to Wollongong Private Hospital for convalescence, died from sepsis with aspiration pneumonitis following iatrogenic lung injury. She developed severe malnutrition and electr…
33y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy with an antecedent cause of in-hospital cardiop…
Melissa King, aged 33, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest at Blacktown Hospital. She presented with severe malnutrition, electrolyte derangements including hyponatraem…
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