23 results for “lung toxicity”
50y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (propofol, codeine, diazepam)
Mark Wilson, a 50-year-old registered nurse at The Avenue Private Hospital, died from mixed drug toxicity involving propofol, codeine, and diazepam. He had access to propofol through his workplace and was found …
53y · Female·Unintentional mixed prescription drug toxicity (morphine and diazepam) together …
Anna Maree Parsons, aged 53, died from unintentional mixed prescription drug toxicity (morphine and diazepam) combined with advanced lung disease from heavy smoking. She consumed morphine (Or…
55y · Female·metastatic lung cancer
Rosemary Berg, a 55-year-old forensic patient with long-standing mental illness, died from metastatic lung cancer at Thomas Embling Hospital. She presented with a neck lump in September 2010, which was biopsied and…
56y · Male·Complications of intravenous drug use
…ysema, and myocarditis. Clinical lessons include the challenges of managing patients with concurrent severe lung disease and opioid addiction, the importance of recognising repeated overdose presentations as high-risk si…
56y · Male·Benzalkonium chloride toxicity
Stephen Lim, aged 56, died from benzalkonium chloride toxicity after deliberately ingesting approximately 2.5 litres of Pine-O-Cleen disinfectant on 25 September 2010. …
92y · Female·Clozapine toxicity in a lady with terminal lung carcinoma
A 92-year-old woman with terminal lung cancer died from clozapine toxicity after receiving medication intended for another resident. An Enrolled N…
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 benzodi…
42y · Female·Drowning due to combined drug (tramadol, venlafaxine, diazepam, quetiapine and c…
…r, neither her GP nor psychiatrist had specifically discussed the risks of diving given her medications and lung disease, particularly as she resumed diving. The combination of drug effects, reduced diving experience, an…
54y · Male·metastatic lung cancer with terminal palliative care
Jason Anthony Thompson, a 54-year-old long-term prisoner at Casuarina Prison, died from metastatic lung cancer. He collapsed on 17 February 2023 with suspected opioid overdose but was not transferred to hospital…
58y · Male·Complications of chemotherapy for the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma
Mettaloka Halwala, 58, died from complications of bleomycin toxicity during Hodgkin lymphoma chemotherapy. A PET scan on 11 November 2015 showed widespread lung uptake sugges…
56y · Male·consequences of a physical struggle in the setting of injecting drug use (heroin…
Vincenzo Lobosco, 56, died following a physical altercation with his friend Darren Heaney on 25 June 2022. The assault involved blunt force trauma to the head and neck. Death resulted from consequences of the physical st…
68y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease (operated); severe native coronary artery atheroma with …
…s with multiple comorbidities, and the need for careful opioid monitoring and rapid recognition of opioid toxicity.
40y · Female·hypoxic brain injury and acute lung injury; multiple drug toxicity with oxycodon…
A 40-year-old woman with advanced multiple sclerosis died from drug toxicity and hypoxic brain injury following intentional overdose and gas inhalation. She had completed an Advance …
20y · Male·Lung infection on a background of oxycodone intoxication
A 20-month-old Aboriginal boy died from lung infection on a background of oxycodone intoxication after ingesting oxycodone tablets located in his grandp…
52y · Male·septicaemia caused by Streptococcus Milleri group pneumonia
Kurt Mellick Andriske, 52, died from septicaemia caused by Streptococcus Milleri pneumonia, with drug toxicity as a contributing factor. He was a complex patient with bipolar disorder, chronic pain, hepatitis B and C…
57y · Male·Clozapine toxicity on a background of right lower lobe of lung lesion (unspecifi…
…n, a 57-year-old man with treatment-resistant schizophrenia managed in the community, died from clozapine toxicity. He had accumulated over 50 tablets of clozapine at home despite being prescribed 550mg daily in blister …
46y · Female·Accidental mixed prescription drug toxicity (tramadol, amitriptyline, codeine, d…
Michelle Jayne Stocks, aged 46, died from accidental mixed prescription drug toxicity in December 2018. She had complex medical conditions including emphysema, fibromyalgia, and chronic pain,…
64y · Male·Complications of eosinophilic asthma with bronchiectasis and allergic bronchopul…
…lacks reference ranges. These respiratory-depressant drugs were contraindicated given his severe underlying lung disease. Clinical lessons include: oxycodone and benzodiazepines are dangerous in patients with severe asth…
88y · Female·combined effects of an overdose of hydromorphone and complications of pneumonia …
An 88-year-old woman with chronic lung disease, heart disease, and recent pneumonia following faecal transplant for clostridium difficile colitis …
47y · Male·Bronchopneumonia on a background of methadone and benzodiazepine use
Frank Frood, a 47-year-old man with a 20-year history of heroin use and opioid replacement therapy (ORT) on methadone, died from bronchopneumonia with a background of methadone and benzodiazepine use. He suffered chronic…
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