13 results for “supraventricular tachycardia”
31y · Male·Coronary artery disease in a man using synthetic cannabinoids
A 31-year-old man with pre-existing coronary artery disease and supraventricular tachycardia died suddenly after smoking synthetic cannabinoids (Cumyl-PeGACLONE) and drinking alcohol…
48y · Male·Anaplastic astrocytoma
Robert Przychodski, a 48-year-old man with longstanding psychiatric illness, intellectual disability, epilepsy and a progressive anaplastic astrocytoma, died in the Werribee Mercy Palliative Care Unit from his brain tumo…
62y · Male·Congestive Cardiac Failure in a man with Ischaemic and Hypertensive Heart Diseas…
Greg Howarth, a 62-year-old man incarcerated at Port Phillip Prison, died from congestive cardiac failure precipitated by acute myocardial infarction in the setting of ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease. He had met…
68y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury and ischaemic heart disease
Hugh Peter Bourke, a 68-year-old man with a history of myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, and recent abdominal surgery, suffered a cardiac arrest at home on 6 January 2011. He had undergone cholecystectomy in De…
55y · Male·Glioblastoma multiforme
Mark Ian McLaughlin, a 55-year-old man in custody, presented with haematuria and neurological symptoms and was found to have a grade 4 glioblastoma multiforme on imaging and histopathology. He underwent appropriate neuro…
0y · Male·Scimitar syndrome
An 11-week-old term infant (Baby JDU) died from Scimitar syndrome, a rare congenital heart and lung disorder with bilateral complications including pulmonary hypoplasia, venous obstruction, and severe pulmonary hypertens…
93y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage in the setting of a fall (palliated)
A 93-year-old woman with a history of falls was discharged from hospital following treatment for subdural haematoma from a prior fall. Discharge planning included a home assessment by occupational therapy, during which t…
59y · Female·Multiorgan failure and polymicrobial sepsis secondary to severe bone marrow fail…
A 59-year-old woman with renal transplant died from multiorgan failure and sepsis secondary to severe bone marrow failure caused by azathioprine toxicity. She had an undiagnosed genetic polymorphism (TPMT *3A/*3A homozyg…
79y · Male·Unascertained
A 79-year-old man with vascular dementia, cerebrovascular disease, and a history of violent behaviour was placed under a non-custodial supervision order following a mental impairment finding. Approved leave to visit fami…
29y · Female·Bronchopneumonia in a woman with brain injury
A 29-year-old Aboriginal woman suffered a motor vehicle collision resulting in severe multi-system injuries requiring multiple surgical interventions. Eleven days after transfer to the trauma ward, she experienced sudden…
46y · Female·hemopericardium secondary to dissection of the thoracic aorta
Iman Kassis, a 46-year-old woman with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type 4 and known severe aortic regurgitation with dilated ascending aorta, presented to the ED on 8 October 2008 with sudden-onset severe throat pain, bradycar…
74y · Male·cardiac and renal failure complicating treatment of infected ischaemic toes resu…
Glenn Howard Raphael, 74-year-old admitted for infected ischaemic toe secondary to diabetes mellitus. During his 17-day hospital stay, he developed acute renal failure leading to cardiac arrest and death. Critical failur…
69y · Female·multi-organ failure due to sepsis of unknown origin
A 69-year-old woman with diabetes, cardiac disease, and vulnerable kidneys died from multi-organ failure due to sepsis of unknown origin. She presented to a rural hospital on 28 June 2012 with vomiting, dehydration, and …
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