26 results for “peripheral neuropathy”
63y · Male·respiratory failure due to chronic denervation atrophy due to peripheral neuropa…
…azlett, aged 63, died of respiratory failure due to chronic denervation atrophy from axonal degenerative peripheral neuropathy with contributing ischaemic heart disease. He was admitted to hospital with progressive restr…
79y · Female·subdural haematoma following mechanical fall with head strike
A 79-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities including diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, and previous partial foot amputation fell backwards in a hospital toilet on 23 November 2018…
68y · Male·unascertained
A 68-year-old man with multiple chronic medical conditions including peripheral neuropathy, chronic pain, atrial fibrillation, dysphagia, and depression disappeared on 25 June 2017. He…
44y · Female·Dilated cardiomyopathy
Hazel Marie Lalara, a 44-year-old woman with schizophrenia and peripheral neuropathy, was remanded in custody to The Park Centre for Mental Health in January 2009. She received p…
75y · Male·Traumatic brain injury sustained in a fall from a ladder
A 75-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, hypertension, spinal stenosis, peripheral neuropathy) fell from a metal A-frame ladder while attempting roof repairs on his caravan, despite medic…
96y · Male·Traumatic closed head injuries sustained in a fall
A 96-year-old man with cognitive impairment and previous traumatic brain injury from a 2021 fall was admitted to residential aged care on 16 February 2022. He had a minor slip from his chair on admission day without inju…
58y · Female·pneumonia, likely aspiration pneumonia
Mary Marguerite Dickinson, aged 58, died of pneumonia on 20 January 2018 at the Roy Fagan Centre after admission with a complex scapula fracture and severe cognitive decline from alcoholic dementia. The coroner found her…
94y · Male·aspiration pneumonia due to stroke following surgery to repair fracture of neck …
A 94-year-old man with dementia died from aspiration pneumonia following a stroke after hip surgery. The stroke and hip fracture resulted from being pushed by another resident with Alzheimer's dementia at an aged care fa…
69y · Male·aspiration pneumonia on a background of ischaemic heart disease and diabetes
A 69-year-old man with dementia, ischaemic heart disease, and poorly controlled diabetes died of aspiration pneumonia in aged care. He had been subject to guardianship orders after assessment showed he lacked capacity to…
61y · Male·lung carcinoma
Kelvin Gardoll, a 61-year-old man, died in custody from lung carcinoma on 4 August 2014 at Long Bay Correctional Complex Hospital. He had presented with a skin lesion that was excised in 2010 (histologically confirmed as…
29y · Female·acute myocardial infarction due to stenotic coronary vessel (left anterior desce…
Rebecca Richardson, a 29-year-old with type 1 diabetes and coronary artery disease, died of acute myocardial infarction on 7-9 May 2019. She presented to NWRH ED on 6 May with abdominal pain and vomiting, initially attri…
88y · Male·Metastatic prostate carcinoma
Donald Victor Greenaway, an 88-year-old man serving a 21-year prison sentence, died from metastatic prostate carcinoma in the Aged Care Ward at Long Bay Correctional Centre. He had been diagnosed with stage IV prostate c…
89y · Male·multi-organ failure on a background of advanced dementia and small cell lung can…
An 89-year-old prisoner with advanced dementia and small cell lung cancer died from multi-organ failure whilst in lawful custody at Yatala Labour Prison. He entered prison aged 83 with complex medical needs including isc…
68y · Male·Lung cancer
Daniel McQuilken, a 68-year-old man in immigration detention, died from metastatic lung cancer. His lung cancer diagnosis was made while detained, likely related to his significant smoking history and prior asbestos and …
73y · Male·multisystem organ failure in the context of trauma and limb fracture
A 73-year-old Indigenous man with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, hypertension, obesity, sleep apnoea, ischaemic heart disease) sustained a right ankle fracture following collision with a motor vehicle while riding a m…
53y · Male·Neck compression in the circumstances of hanging
A 53-year-old man with sudden-onset major depression died by hanging after being discharged from acute mental health crisis services. He presented with depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation with vague plans, and failed …
86y · Male·Respiratory complications in a man with chronic lung disease and rib and pelvic …
Albert Dean May, an 86-year-old man with COPD and osteoporosis, sustained life-threatening injuries when struck by an electric bicycle on a footpath. He was treated at three hospitals over 12 days before dying from respi…
44y · Female·Mixed alcohol and drug toxicity (tapentadol, diazepam, mirtazapine, amitriptylin…
Aisha Natasha Khan, 44, died from mixed alcohol and drug toxicity following an intentional polypharmacy overdose with alcohol consumption. She had a history of depression, alcohol use disorder, chronic pain, and two prio…
24y · Female·hypoxic brain injury following unexplained cardiorespiratory arrest
A 24-year-old female with brittle Type 1 diabetes and multiple comorbidities presented to Joondalup ED with a rapidly spreading blistering rash on 3 September 2009. Dr C. appropriately identified a potentially serious de…
61y · Female·respiratory failure consistent with end-stage chronic obstructive airways disord…
A 61-year-old woman with chronic obstructive airways disease, liver disease, depression, and alcohol dependence died from respiratory failure. Her general practitioner prescribed a contraindicated combination of central …
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