Misdiagnosis of Underlying Causes of Sudden death
| About underlying conditions: With a diagnosis of Sudden death, it is important to consider whether there is an underlying condition causing Sudden death. These are other medical conditions that may possibly cause Sudden death. For general information on this form of misdiagnosis, see Underlying Condition Misdiagnosis or Overview of Misdiagnosis |
Underlying conditions list: The list of possible underlying conditions mentioned in various sources for Sudden death includes:
- Heart attack
- Stroke
- Aneurysm
- Accidental death
- Injury
- Workplace injury
- Car accident
- Truck accident
- Poisoning
- SIDS
- Homicide
- Suicide
- Meningitis
- Bacterial meningitis
- Meningococcal disease
- Encephalitis
- Flu - mainly in the elderly, infants, infirm or chronically ill
- Medical error
- Medication error
- Adverse reaction
- Allergic reaction (type of Adverse reaction)
- Toxic shock syndrome
- Anaphylaxis
- Diabetic hypo
- Medication overdose (type of Medical misadventure)
- Drug overdose (type of Adverse reaction)
- Birth injury
- Childbirth hemorrhage
- Fetal death (type of Death)
- Stillbirth (see Birth symptoms)
- Appendicitis
- Diabetic ketoacidosis - typically from undiagnosed diabetes
- Type 1 diabetes - mainly death from DKA if undiagnosed.
Sudden death as a complication: Other conditions that might have Sudden death as a complication might be potential underlying conditions. The list of conditions listing Sudden death as a complication includes:
Sudden death as a symptom: Conditions listing Sudden death as a symptom may also be potential underlying conditions:
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