15 results for “pulmonary congestion”
52y · Male·clozapine toxicity
…g/kg) was in the lethal range. Post-mortem findings showed cardiac failure with coronary artery disease, pulmonary oedema, and liver congestion. Evidence suggests heart failure caused hepatic impairment, reducing clozap…
56y · Male·Cerebral hypoxia in a man with respiratory insufficiency and Down's Syndrome
…. Despite oxygen and IV fluids, his conscious state did not improve and he was palliated. Autopsy showed pulmonary congestion, chronic obstructive airways disease changes, and cerebellar hypoxic changes. Clinical lesson…
60y · Male·bronchopneumonia as a result of or secondary to cerebral haemorrhage; contributi…
Wayne Barry Matschoss, a 60-year-old man with significant medical comorbidities including cardiac disease, epilepsy, chronic bronchitis and bronchiectasis, died in custody at Rockhampton Base Hospital from bronchopneumon…
48y · Male·Cause of death remains unknown
…ck driver, was found dead at his home on 10 June 2015. The autopsy was inconclusive, revealing only mild pulmonary congestion with no gross pathological abnormality, normal histology interpretation hindered by autolysis…
38y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism due to bilateral deep calf vein thrombi
…umonia with oxygen and antibiotics. He rapidly deteriorated and died in cardiac arrest. Autopsy revealed pulmonary thromboembolism from bilateral deep vein thrombi as the cause of death, with dilated cardiomyopathy as a…
71y · Male·Organ failure in an elderly man receiving palliative medical care for renal fail…
Gheorghe Gruici, a 71-year-old life-sentenced prisoner, died of organ failure from chronic renal failure, infective endocarditis, and chest infection. Over 15 years in custody, he developed multiple comorbidities includi…
58y · Male·Acute renal failure in the setting of pneumonia and acute bronchitis
Anthony Swaney, 58, died from acute renal failure in the setting of pneumonia and acute bronchitis following multi-organ failure. He had complex medical needs including Trisomy 18, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability…
42y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to coronary artery atherosclerosis and left ventricu…
Daryl Jabangardi Riley, a 42-year-old Aboriginal prisoner, died of ischaemic heart disease due to coronary artery atherosclerosis and left ventricular hypertrophy while playing pool in the recreation room at Alice Spring…
0y · Unknown·Unascertained
A six-week-old premature infant died of unascertained causes while co-sleeping with parents on an adult bed with soft pillows and loose bedding. Baby A had multiple SIDS risk factors including prematurity, low birthweigh…
33y · Female·heroin toxicity
Yvette Havet, a 33-year-old woman recovering from alcohol and drug addiction, died of heroin toxicity in May 2007. The coroner found that her fiancé administered the lethal injection, though she had also consumed substan…
29y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, clozapine, zuclopenthixol, diazepam) in a morbidly …
Shane Jarrett, a 29-year-old with schizophrenia and substance abuse history, died from mixed drug toxicity (heroin, clozapine, zuclopenthixol, diazepam) complicated by morbid obesity. During psychiatric hospitalization, …
45y · Male·undetermined in a man in correctional services custody with a chronic history of…
…July 2014 from an undetermined cause in a man with chronic illicit drug use. Forensic pathology revealed pulmonary oedema, hepatic cirrhosis, and evidence of recent intravenous drug use. Toxicology detected multiple dru…
79y · Female·Dilated cardiomyopathy with decompensated heart failure not appropriately treate…
A 79-year-old woman with severe COPD and heart failure presented with two weeks of nausea and vomiting. She was diagnosed with left ventricular failure (EF 33%) on day 1 of admission. Two cardiologists had key roles: Dr …
44y · Female·Intoxication by the combined effects of tramadol, methadone, diazepam, codeine, …
Anne Christine Brain, a 44-year-old woman with schizophrenia, anxiety, and depression who was opioid-dependent, died from intoxication by combined effects of tramadol, methadone, diazepam, codeine, alprazolam, risperidon…
75y · Male·Multiorgan dysfunction syndrome complicating anastomotic leak following hemicole…
A 75-year-old man died from multiorgan dysfunction following an anastomotic leak after hemicolectomy for caecal adenocarcinoma. Initial post-operative recovery appeared normal, but he deteriorated from day 3 onwards. The…
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