26 results for “musculoskeletal pain”
58y · Male·carcinomatosis from unknown primary
…f unknown primary in January 2020. He presented with multiple episodes of back, abdominal, shoulder and rib pain between July and November 2019, initially attributed to musculoskeletal causes including a prisoner-adminis…
74y · Female·haemothorax secondary to dissecting thoracic aorta
…ierides, a 74-year-old woman, presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset, severe left scapular pain radiating to the jaw, occurring shortly after midnight. She was assessed by an emergency medicine registrar…
40y · Male·coronary artery atherosclerosis
40-year-old male with hypercholesterolaemia presented to general practice with new-onset central chest pain radiating to neck and arm, plus shortness of breath. The practice nurse obtained an ECG and recorded the ra…
63y · Male·uncontrolled haemorrhage from ruptured aortic aneurysm
A 63-year-old man presented with sudden back pain on 6 March 2004. Ambulance officers attended twice; on the first visit they did not transport him to hospit…
38y · Male·haemopericardium (pericardial tamponade) due to aortic dissection
…haemopericardium due to aortic dissection. He presented to ED on 9 June 2015 with severe back and abdominal pain, elevated lactate, and neurological symptoms suggesting vascular pathology. Junior registrar and senior med…
43y · Male·Acute bacterial meningitis
… Spencer, a 43-year-old man, died from acute bacterial meningitis on 3 October 2009. He presented with back pain, fever, and paraesthesia on 25 September, attended Benalla Hospital (discharged home), saw GP Dr S. on 28 S…
38y · Male·metastatic lung carcinoma
…m metastatic lung carcinoma after a delayed diagnosis. Over three months, he presented repeatedly with back pain, weight loss, poor appetite, and a persistent cough. Despite multiple medical consultations and investigati…
28y · Male·Bronchopneumonia caused by metastatic lung cancer (adenocarcinoma)
…tigated, diagnosed, and treated. The coroner found no basis for earlier diagnosis; prior symptoms (shoulder pain, cough) were clinically consistent with musculoskeletal injury or minor illness rather than malignancy. Thi…
65y · Male·ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
…5-year-old man with recently diagnosed small cell lung cancer presented to a rural hospital with acute back pain. He had a known abdominal aortic aneurysm (73mm) identified on staging scans. The attending nurse documente…
57y · Female·Haemopericardium complicating ascending thoracic aortic dissection
A 57-year-old woman presenting to the ED with sudden-onset sharp mid-back pain, syncope, shortness of breath, and lower limb neurological symptoms was diagnosed with musculoskeletal back…
72y · Male·acute cerebral infarction complicating acute myocardial infarction
…d 72, died from acute cerebral infarction complicating acute myocardial infarction. He presented with chest pain on 22 and 25 February 2016 to his GP, Dr P., who diagnosed costochondritis without performing ECG or tropon…
30y · Male·Haemopericardium due to dissecting aortic aneurysm secondary to bicuspid aortic …
A 30-year-old man in prison presented with severe central chest pain radiating to neck and back after gym exercise. A GP conducted physical examination, ECG, and diagnosed musc…
70y · Male·Unknown cause; presumed drowning but sudden medical event cannot be excluded
…William Le Vaux, a 70-year-old man with multiple chronic health conditions including severe headaches, back pain, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome, disappeared after being dropped at Swanbourne Beach on 22 Marc…
50y · Male·Metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary
…ility accommodation, died from metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary. He presented with back and shoulder pain in March 2024 attributed to osteoarthritis, but was diagnosed with extensive metastatic cancer in June 2024…
55y · Male·bronchopneumonia complicating metastatic carcinoma of the right lung, with emphy…
…ary atherosclerosis and chronic pancreatitis. He presented to the prison clinic on 15 March 2012 with chest pain, cough and sweats. Clinical examination was unremarkable with normal vital signs and no fever, leading to a…
75y · Male·ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
…betes, and smoking history presented to a regional emergency department with right lower quadrant abdominal pain, back pain, groin pain, nausea, and vomiting. He was diagnosed with musculoskeletal pain and discharged. He…
28y · Female·hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest in association with pulmonary hype…
…onic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. She presented to Fremantle Hospital ED on 9 May 2010 with chest pain but was diagnosed with musculoskeletal pain and discharged. Clinical lessons include: (1) Dr H. failed to a…
61y · Male·ischaemic heart disease with left ventricular hypertrophy
…laemia, age, male sex, and family history of early cardiac death. In February 2020, he presented with chest pain; troponin was negative and a consulting physician attributed it to musculoskeletal or gastrointestinal caus…
60y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism in a man with deep vein thrombosis following a fractur…
…and dyslipidemia sustained a fractured right ankle in a motorcycle collision. He presented to ED with chest pain on 3 November but was diagnosed with musculoskeletal pain; ECG and troponin were normal. He attended orthop…
40y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis
A 40-year-old man presented to an Emergency Department with chest pain lasting approximately a week and a half, presenting with symptoms including arm pain and associated cough. …
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