12 results for “metformin toxicity”
41y · Male·multi-organ failure due to severe lactic acidosis due to metformin toxicity
A 41-year-old man with depression, anxiety, and substance abuse history deliberately ingested 390 metformin tablets on 24 December 2009 in a suicide attempt. He presented to the ED conscious and coherent, reporti…
64y · Male·Complications of metformin toxicity on a background of undiagnosed renal impairm…
Peter Gretton, a 64-year-old man imprisoned at Junee Correctional Centre, died from metformin toxicity complicated by acute renal impairment and severe lactic acidosis. His renal function deteriorat…
51y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (amisulpride, diazepam and mirtazapine)
A 51-year-old man with schizophrenia, depression and early dementia died from mixed prescription drug toxicity (amisulpride, diazepam, mirtazapine) after a deliberate overdose. He had recently presented to hospital w…
71y · Male·strychnine toxicity
Douglas Thrift, 71, died from strychnine toxicity on 1 December 2018 at his home in Denman NSW. He had a long history of depression and alcohol use disorde…
51y · Male·combined effects of dilated cardiomyopathy with myocardial fibrosis and prescrip…
…cardiac monitoring protocols were actually exceeded standards; (4) the combination of antipsychotic cardiotoxicity, undiagnosed cardiomyopathy, obesity, and sleep apnoea created high arrhythmia risk, particularly concern…
41y · Male·atropine toxicity
…an with schizoaffective disorder, intellectual disability and sexual offending history died from atropine toxicity after ingesting 6-8ml of atropine liquid prescribed for hyper-salivation. He had been discharged from psy…
29y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (pregabalin, dihydrocodeine, tramadol, temazepam, lorazep…
A 29-year-old man with class III obesity died from combined drug toxicity involving pregabalin, dihydrocodeine, tramadol, temazepam, and lorazepam. He engaged in prescription medi…
62y · Male·complications of chronic alcohol misuse and olanzapine toxicity
…proximately three hours later. Death resulted from complications of chronic alcohol misuse and olanzapine toxicity. Expert evidence indicated John was likely experiencing alcohol-related ketoacidosis and delirium rather …
42y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia secondary to electrolyte imbalance (hyperkalaemia) and verapa…
Glen Kingsun, 42, died from cardiac arrhythmia secondary to electrolyte imbalance and verapamil toxicity. He had complex medical needs requiring multiple specialist and GP care. Critical failures occurred: (1) …
43y · Male·Amitriptyline toxicity
… disorder, and a documented history of medication hoarding and overdose attempts, died from amitriptyline toxicity in April 2021. He accumulated approximately 21 days' worth of amitriptyline while receiving supervised me…
70y · Male·Metastatic melanoma with ischaemic heart disease as a contributing condition
…s in patients with cancer history; careful monitoring for immunotherapy-related complications and cardiac toxicity; and maintaining effective communication between correctional health services and specialist units to avo…
30y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest of unknown aetiolog…
Heather Calgaret, a 30-year-old Aboriginal woman, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy after being administered a first dose of buprenorphine (Buvidal) injection without prior stabilisation on sublingual Suboxone. …
AI-generated summary and tagging — may contain inaccuracies; refer to original finding for legal purposes. Report an inaccuracy.