14 results for “troponin blood testing”
47y · Female·Cardiac arrhythmia due to severe coronary artery atherosclerosis
…ral hospital with chest pain. The doctor diagnosed muscular pain (99% certain) and discharged her without troponin testing or admission, despite chest pain being the presenting complaint. She died of cardiac arrhythmia s…
32y · Female·ischaemic heart disease complicated by upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage
…d senior doctor diagnosed oesophagitis, ordered morphine, and discharged her after ~2 hours with a single troponin test and ECG. She died the next day from acute coronary thrombosis complicated by upper gastrointestinal …
69y · Male·Intracerebral haemorrhage due to sepsis (Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia), com…
…tion and atrial fibrillation presented to a rural hospital with fever, lethargy, tachycardia and elevated troponin. The treating doctor diagnosed NSTEMI based on the elevated troponin and cardiac history, administering a…
49y · Male·ischaemic heart disease with coronary artery thrombosis (left main stem coronary…
…as low-risk for myocardial infarction without repeating the ECG or establishing a working diagnosis. When troponin results returned at 45 ng/L (elevated), Dr V. misinterpreted the pathology report and took no action, fai…
5y · Female·myocarditis
…ECG by both the registrar and consultant paediatrician; lack of allocated responsibility for following up troponin test results; failure of ICU to properly assess the critically ill child despite consultation; inadequate…
57y · Female·Haemopericardium complicating ascending thoracic aortic dissection
…lower limb neurological symptoms was diagnosed with musculoskeletal back pain and discharged after normal troponin serial testing. She died five days later from haemopericardium due to ascending thoracic aortic dissectio…
64y · Male·Complications of metformin toxicity on a background of undiagnosed renal impairm…
…ayed recognition of severe metabolic derangement; incomplete vital sign documentation; failure to perform troponin testing; and delayed physician attendance. RN Magazini did not call an ambulance when indicated by guidel…
24y · Male·Coronary artery thrombosis secondary to coronary atherosclerosis
…tness of breath and sweating. The nurse diagnosed dehydration and administered IV fluids without obtaining blood pressure readings, conducting an ECG, or contacting a doctor despite telling colleagues he would do so. Th…
37y · Male·Haemopericardium secondary to aortic dissection
…ain, diaphoresis and nausea. Dr G., the sole ED physician, conducted initial assessment including ECG and troponin testing, both normal. He diagnosed gastritis and admitted for observation. Costello collapsed in shower t…
35y · Female·aortic dissection with associated acute aortitis
…t transport was timely and the receiving ED team initiated appropriate chest pain investigation including troponin, ECG, CTPA and D-dimer testing. However, she suffered a rare Type A aortic dissection with acute aortitis…
72y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage in a man with coronary arteriosclerosis
…nd aspirin. Multiple doctors reviewed him and found his presentation consistent with cardiac disease; his troponin was negative and ECG showed no acute transmural changes. Around midnight on 22–23 October 2000, he suffer…
33y · Male·Decompensated congestive cardiac failure complicating acute myocardial infarctio…
…yndrome despite ECG changes on second visit. ED correctly diagnosed acute coronary syndrome with elevated troponin. However, cardiogenic shock developed during admission, requiring intensive haemodynamic support. Medical…
81y · Female·Cardiac tamponade secondary to dissection of ascending aorta
…n radiating to the jaw. Despite appropriate initial assessment and ruling out acute coronary syndrome via troponin and ECG, she was discharged with undiagnosed chest pain after a 'chest pain pathway' without further inve…
58y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism complicating right calf deep venous thrombosis
…e Wells score was applied. If it was applied (with a score of zero), clinical guidelines required D-dimer testing; this test would likely have been positive and led to further imaging, potentially identifying the PE bef…
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