8 results for “undiagnosed major depression”
85y · Male·hospital acquired pneumonia on a background of metastatic colorectal carcinoma
…ed pneumonia on a background of metastatic colorectal cancer. He was admitted to hospital with psychotic depression, suicidal ideation, and severe malnutrition after two years of depression. A CT scan revealed previously…
17y · Female·Hanging
…essons: (1) early recognition of psychiatric warning signs in adolescents is essential—Imanthi displayed depression, self-harm, sleep and appetite disturbance, and social withdrawal; (2) GPs assessing adolescent fatigue …
36y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy and hanging
… 2013 and died 3 days later at Northern Hospital from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. He had experienced major life stressors including business failure, relationship breakdown, serious pending criminal charges, and a…
62y · Female·Haemorrhage caused by abdominoperineal excision of the rectum
…um (APER) at a remote hospital. The coroner found the operation itself was inappropriate: performed for undiagnosed chronic pain in a patient with extensive surgical history, rather than for malignancy. The surgery shou…
32y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head (Benjamin Green: homicide by William Markee; William M…
This inquest examined the deaths of Benjamin Green (aged 32) and William Markee (aged 58) on 15 May 2015 in Nimmitabel, NSW. Markee shot Green in his sleep, then shot himself. Clinical lesson: Markee had clear, untreated…
45y · Male·Gunshot injury to the chest (self-inflicted)
…lie. In June 2015, following a trip to Thailand, he developed anxiety and health concerns related to an undiagnosed medical condition despite negative investigations. He declined medication and became preoccupied with t…
80y · Male·Drowning
An 80-year-old man with severe depression, suicidal ideation, and probable vascular dementia died by drowning after leaving a psychiatric ward. He…
19y · Male·Ruptured aorta post motor vehicle incident
Simon Kirwan, 19, died by motor vehicle collision in circumstances indicating suicide after discharge from involuntary mental health care. He had made three serious suicide attempts within 7 days (overdoses, wrist lacera…
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