231 results for “respiratory symptoms”
24y · Female·Pulmonary and miliary tuberculosis
… 2024 at Melbourne Airport. She had been symptomatic for months, presenting to a GP on 19 May 2024 with respiratory symptoms (chesty cough, sore throat, voice loss) which were diagnosed as viral upper respiratory infect…
51y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of morbid obesity
… Doppler follow-up which she didn't complete. On admission to psychiatric care in August, she exhibited respiratory symptoms and shortness of breath on exertion, but these weren't investigated for thromboembolic disease…
36y · Male·T-Lymphoblastic Leukaemia/Lymphoma (T-ALL)
…y a locum doctor. In September, persistent coughing prompted telehealth consultation and antibiotics, but symptoms continued. Chest X-ray revealed pleural effusion, leading to hospital referral and leukaemia diagnosis. G…
3y · Male·unascertained
…1 months, presented to Bell Street Family Medical Centre on 28 June 2003 with chest pain and mild upper respiratory symptoms. He was diagnosed with mild symptoms and given prednisolone. That evening, he experienced sudd…
77y · Male·respiratory failure caused by severe pneumonia
Ronald Allen Hampton, aged 77, died from respiratory failure due to severe pneumonia while detained under the Mental Health Act at Glenside Hospital. He had…
52y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with end stage Huntington's disease
…mealtime management plan reassessed multiple times in 2024. In late August, he contracted COVID-19 with respiratory symptoms. On 26 September, low oxygen saturation (85-87%) was noted and a locum reviewed him via video,…
38y · Female·unascertained, likely natural causes
…ons of serious illness in patients with intellectual disability and myotonic dystrophy who may not report symptoms typically. Earlier medical evaluation of respiratory symptoms, even mild ones, in high-risk patients with…
57y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with cerebral palsy
… a history of aspiration pneumonia died from aspiration pneumonia. She presented to hospital with upper respiratory symptoms initially managed in community by general practitioner with antibiotics. Her condition deterio…
0y · Male·Respiratory insufficiency; interstitial fibrosis and low-grade pneumonitis of pr…
Zakaria Tartoussi died at age 43 days from respiratory insufficiency due to interstitial fibrosis and low-grade pneumonitis of probable viral aetiology. He pr…
49y · Male·Complications of Influenza A infection
…prisoner, died from complications of Influenza A infection after deteriorating rapidly from initial viral symptoms. He presented on 18 March 2019 with fever, body aches and cough, treated symptomatically in custody. By 2…
55y · Male·Complications of pneumonia
…neumonia with cavitating lesions and Streptococcus pneumoniae infection. Although he had presented with respiratory symptoms in December 2017 and February 2018, these were attributed to upper respiratory tract infection…
54y · Female·Sepsis due to bronchopneumonia complicating malignant spindle cell tumour of rig…
…current cough from April 2005. Initial management consisted of antibiotics prescribed by her GP, but when symptoms recurred, treatment was inadequate—Panadol was prescribed without further investigation. A three-month de…
63y · Female·metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung
…ully detained under the Mental Health Act 2009. She deteriorated on 22 November 2014 with severe type 1 respiratory failure. The coroner found the detention order lawful and appropriate, and the medical treatment provid…
2y · Female·pneumonia in a child with reported recent flu-like illness (multiple viral detec…
…old with Angelman syndrome, died from pneumonia complicated by oxycodone toxicity. She developed flu-like symptoms in late April while at a women's refuge. On 2 May evening, appearing increasingly unwell with respiratory…
82y · Male·Pneumonia on a background of severe mixed Alzheimer's and vascular dementia
…ere after failing management in mainstream nursing homes due to significant behavioural and psychological symptoms. Palliative care was initiated after discussion with family regarding end-of-life wishes. Following treat…
75y · Male·Carcinomatosis due to carcinoma of the left lung (metastatic adenocarcinoma)
… in medical care at either the correctional centre or hospital. The clinical lesson is that progressive respiratory symptoms in an elderly patient warrant investigation beyond asthma attribution, though the coroner note…
61y · Female·aspiration pneumonia
…pneumonia treated in July 2016. She was discharged, then attended her GP three times over two weeks for respiratory symptoms (wheezing, chest infection) treated with antibiotics and bronchodilators. She deteriorated wit…
83y · Male·ongoing respiratory failure from recurrent aspiration pneumonia, complicating de…
An 83-year-old man with dementia and suicidal ideation died from respiratory failure due to recurrent aspiration pneumonia. He was lawfully detained under a Guardianship Board orde…
66y · Male·inanition and probable respiratory tract infection complicating Alzheimer's deme…
Peter Joseph Hammond, aged 66, died from inanition and probable respiratory tract infection complicating advanced Alzheimer's dementia. He was admitted to the Acute Older Persons …
55y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with a healing myocardial infarction
…g old anteroseptal infarct was noted but he was deemed medically stable. While in custody, he developed respiratory symptoms including coughing up blood-stained sputum on 29 January. He collapsed and was transferred to …
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