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Respiratory Medicine

Findings involving asthma, COPD, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, and respiratory failure.

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VIC230
SA71
WA70
NSW63
QLD44
TAS25
NT17

Case counts vary by jurisdiction and do not reflect clinical performance. Differences reflect each state's volume of published findings, how far back records are available online, and population size.

Common clinical conditions

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease143pneumonia121aspiration pneumonia120respiratory failure69epilepsy63dysphagia63hypertension62ischaemic heart disease57

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VICaged care2026-04-28

Finding into death of Graham Peter Moore

61y · Male·Pneumonia complicating Trisomy 21

Graham Peter Moore, a 61-year-old man with Down syndrome, epilepsy, and early-onset dementia living in residential care, died of pneumonia on 8 December 2025. He developed community-acquired pneumonia in late November, w…

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VICcommunity2026-04-13

Finding into death of David Evan Wild

61y · Male·Natural causes unascertained

David Evan Wild, 61 years old, died of natural causes of unascertained origin while residing in specialist disability accommodation. He had frontal temporal dementia diagnosed in 2020 and required 24/7 care. He experienc…

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WAhospital2026-04-01

Inquest into the Death of David John HATCHER

60y · Male·Pulmonary tuberculosis in a man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with…

A 60-year-old man remanded in custody died from pulmonary tuberculosis complicated by severe COPD. Key clinical issues included: delayed diagnosis (TB not suspected at intake despite respiratory symptoms), patient's refu…

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SAhospital2026-03-30

Coroner's Finding: Chadha, Hemant and Battagodage, Sachintha Nandula

Male·Hemant Chadha: acute on chronic pneumonia (mycoplasma pneumoniae). Sachintha Bat…

Two young men died after repeated ED presentations were not appropriately managed. Hemant Chadha (38) died of acute pneumonia complicated by possible neurological involvement after being discharged from Lyell McEwin Hosp…

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NT2026-03-19

Inquest into the death of Bradley Murdoch

66y · Male·metastatic adenocarcinoma (palliated) from an unidentified primary tumour

Bradley John Murdoch, a 66-year-old prisoner serving a life sentence for murder, died in the palliative care unit of Alice Springs Hospital from metastatic adenocarcinoma on 15 July 2025. He had presented to the correcti…

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VIChospital2026-03-19

Finding into death of Richard Watson

62y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating epilepsy in the setting of Down syndrome

Richard Watson, a 62-year-old man with Down syndrome, epilepsy, dementia and C1 partial quadriplegia, died from aspiration pneumonia at Austin Hospital. He had recurrent admissions over six months for pneumonia, asthma a…

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