13y · Male·borderline myocarditis, most likely due to influenza A virus infection
…r-old previously healthy boy with borderline myocarditis presented to an adult ED with flu-like symptoms, lethargy, dizziness, syncope and inability to walk unaided. Despite these concerning features, he was discharged a…
55y · Male·Diabetic ketoacidosis
… intravenous fluids, nasogastric/PEG feeding, and medications. CM's condition deteriorated with weakness, lethargy, and shallow breathing. The coroner found the medical care provided by the facility, GP, and ED was reaso…
59y · Female·Unascertained (natural)
…d natural causes. She had been a state ward since infancy, living in a group home. On 2 July, staff noted lethargy, pallor, diarrhoea and dry retching. Medical advice was sought and conservative management advised with f…
81y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia
…g softened diet and thickened fluids per speech pathology recommendations. She presented to hospital with lethargy and poor appetite, was diagnosed with left-sided aspiration pneumonia and treated with antibiotics and ox…
45y · Male·Acute renal failure in the setting of urosepsis and San Filippo Syndrome
…nfection symptoms on 5 May 2014, was treated with antibiotics in the community, but developed progressive lethargy, reduced urinary output, vomiting, and constipation. Despite outpatient management and investigation incl…
1y · Female·Unascertained - cardiac arrest with brain swelling; neuropathology demonstrated …
…8 and died at the Royal Children's Hospital on 7 October 2018. She had presented with cough, vomiting and lethargy in the days preceding her collapse. Despite comprehensive post-mortem examination and ancillary investiga…
1y · Female·Dilated cardiomyopathy
…all never initiated despite clear physiological triggers; differential diagnosis not reconsidered despite lethargy unusual for croup and lack of typical diurnal variation; no chest X-ray obtained when persistent tachypno…
2y · Female·Blunt force injury to the abdomen
…caregivers present that night. Clinical lesson: severe abdominal trauma in young children presenting with lethargy, pallor, and apparent illness requires immediate emergency assessment and transfer, not expectant observa…
70y · Male·Metastatic oesophagogastric adenocarcinoma
…ppropriately established in consultation with his son. Following his final admission on 18 July 2014 with lethargy and nausea, he remained stable until he was found unresponsive on 29 July 2014. The coroner concluded the…
0y · Male·Urosepsis and renal failure in a child with acute on chronic pyelonephritis seco…
… undiagnosed posterior urethral valves and hydronephrosis presented with fever, respiratory distress, and lethargy over three days. He was assessed by multiple GPs and presented to the ED at Werribee Mercy Hospital with …
0y · Female·undetermined (chronic malnutrition ruled out; possible dehydration with electrol…
…oster carers to provide accessible medical guidance for concerns like feeding, bowel problems, and infant lethargy.
63y · Male·Aspiration pneumonitis with contributing conditions of ischaemic gut, dysphagia …
…airment, died of aspiration pneumonitis following admission to hospital with a choking episode, vomiting, lethargy and abdominal distension. Imaging revealed portal venous gas suggestive of bowel ischaemia. He was not de…
57y · Male·Combined effects of aspiration pneumonia and epilepsy (with cerebral palsy as un…
…ilepsy complicated by non-convulsive status epilepticus. He was admitted to Royal Melbourne Hospital with lethargy and drowsiness, was intubated but extubated on day 7, and died following palliative care. The coroner fou…
73y · Female·Pneumonia (palliated)
…ion and hospital transfer, noting an advance care plan was not finalised. On 3 March, support staff noted lethargy and called emergency services; she was transported to hospital where dehydration and hypernatremia were i…
59y · Female·complications of sepsis due to cellulitis in a woman with multiple medical comor…
…m sepsis secondary to cellulitis. She was admitted to hospital on 6 August 2015 after carers noted fever, lethargy, tachycardia, and elevated temperature. Her condition deteriorated over 8 days and she was palliated on 1…
0y · Unknown·unascertained
…-old neonate born at 36 weeks gestation presented to hospital with signs of sepsis including hypothermia, lethargy, poor feeding, and jaundice. Critical failures in recognition and triage occurred: the infant was inappro…
64y · Female·Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)-like arenavirus infection, post liver …
…adaveric liver transplantation. The donor had recently returned from Serbia with unexplained weight loss, lethargy, and headaches. Two other recipients of the same donor's organs also died from the same novel virus withi…
59y · Female·multi-organ failure as a result of metastatic cervical cancer
…hizophrenia and metastatic cervical cancer, died from multi-organ failure. She presented with haematuria, lethargy, and poor appetite, and was found to have advanced malignancy with lung metastases. Due to psychiatric il…
53y · Female·Metastatic breast cancer
…er, died of her malignancy at Sunshine Hospital. She was admitted on 11 June 2024 with shallow breathing, lethargy, coughing, and decreased functioning. Clinical assessment revealed hypoactive delirium, dehydration, hype…
64y · Male·Complications of advanced rectal carcinoma
…wing a diagnosis of anorectal cancer in September 2023. He was admitted to hospital on 11 April 2024 with lethargy, anaemia and abdominal pain, transferred to Eastern Health Wantirna for end-of-life care, and died one we…
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