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Title: Death Certificate
Post by: littlefacey on Wednesday 13 August 14 14:11 BST (UK)
Can anyone help me work out the cause of death?


Thank you x
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Post by: josey on Wednesday 13 August 14 14:12 BST (UK)
Hypertensive heart disease, nephrosclerosis.

Contributary causes Hemiplegia sui?
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Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 13 August 14 14:12 BST (UK)
Hypertensive heart disease.
Posts crossed ;D
Carol
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Post by: miriamkinga on Wednesday 13 August 14 14:13 BST (UK)
hypertensive heart disease is the first bit (I think)  - beat me to it Josey :)

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Post by: miriamkinga on Wednesday 13 August 14 14:14 BST (UK)
nephrosclerosis is hardening of the arteries.
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Post by: josey on Wednesday 13 August 14 14:14 BST (UK)
 ;D  ;D

too wet to go out to dig my potatoes today  ;D
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Post by: Galium on Wednesday 13 August 14 14:14 BST (UK)
hemiplegia sin.[ister]  paralysis of the left side of the body
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Post by: josey on Wednesday 13 August 14 14:16 BST (UK)
So possibly due to a stroke caused by the nephrosclerosis??
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Post by: Geoff-E on Wednesday 13 August 14 14:33 BST (UK)
Quote from: miriamkinga on Wednesday 13 August 14 14:14 BST (UK)
nephrosclerosis is hardening of the arteries.

Hmm ... nephro- means something to do with the kidneys.  :-\
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Post by: littlefacey on Wednesday 13 August 14 14:42 BST (UK)
Thanks everyone!

How you read that is beyond me!! Ive been sat here for ages trying to pick out letters! ha!

x
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Post by: littlefacey on Wednesday 13 August 14 17:21 BST (UK)
Sorry me again!

Any ideas on this one?? I think the bottom one says Hypotension?

Im terrible at deciphering medical terms!!  ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
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Post by: Galium on Wednesday 13 August 14 17:36 BST (UK)
Chronic myocarditis.  And I think that is Hypertension, (high blood pressure), rather than Hypotension, (low bp).
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Post by: Kezlyn on Thursday 14 August 14 07:12 BST (UK)
Nephrosclerosis is hardening of the arteries (sclerosis) within the kidney (nephro-). It is caused by long term hypertension (high blood pressure); hypertensive heart disease is heart disease caused by the same thing.
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Post by: Annie65115 on Thursday 14 August 14 14:44 BST (UK)
Quote from: josey on Wednesday 13 August 14 14:16 BST (UK)
So possibly due to a stroke caused by the nephrosclerosis??

No, the stroke was listed as "contributory" rather than a direct cause of death.

I would read this as the person having had a stroke in the past; but heart disease is what killed him.

Heart disease, kidney disease and strokes can all be caused by the high blood pressure of course.
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Post by: josey on Thursday 14 August 14 15:01 BST (UK)
Thanks for the clarification  :)
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Post by: littlefacey on Sunday 17 August 14 17:37 BST (UK)
Me... AGAIN!

Any help if poss?


Thank you xx
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Post by: avm228 on Sunday 17 August 14 17:51 BST (UK)
Primary carcinoma of the liver.
Obstruction of portal system.
Nephritis.
Heart failure.

Hypotension.
Adhesions following cholysistectomy [cholecystectomy] 1922.
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Post by: jan57 on Sunday 17 August 14 17:54 BST (UK)
 My  conclusion too  ,    my  computer decided to  'freeze'    as  I   was   writing  my    original reply ! 
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Post by: brynsw19 on Sunday 17 August 14 17:56 BST (UK)
Hypertension (Raised blood pressure)
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Post by: avm228 on Sunday 17 August 14 18:01 BST (UK)
Quote from: brynsw19 on Sunday 17 August 14 17:56 BST (UK)
Hypertension (Raised blood pressure)

The writing isn't great but I ended up thinking it looked more like hypotension.  A patient with liver cancer and portal system obstruction might become hypotensive as a result of bleeding from varices.
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Post by: littlefacey on Friday 22 August 14 12:48 BST (UK)
Thank you :)

Im stuck on another one!  :-\  ???

I am horrendous!! But i am extremely grateful for everyones help! xx
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Post by: josey on Friday 22 August 14 12:52 BST (UK)
Definitely 'acute endocarditis', contributory 'acute streptococcus' & 'rhinitis'.

Josey
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Post by: littlefacey on Friday 22 August 14 13:12 BST (UK)
Poor mite  :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(

Thank you Josey!

x
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Post by: littlefacey on Friday 22 August 14 14:52 BST (UK)
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Post by: josey on Friday 22 August 14 15:21 BST (UK)
My guess is :

Arterioschlerosis
Chronic fulminating nephritis

contributory: Influenza

Josey
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Post by: Geoff-E on Friday 22 August 14 15:39 BST (UK)
Quote from: josey on Friday 22 August 14 15:21 BST (UK)

Chronic fulminating nephritis

Middle word looks to end in -stitial to me.  :-\

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Post by: josey on Friday 22 August 14 15:46 BST (UK)
Hmmmm yes, I did rather jump to conclusions there  :-[  ;D. Can't think what else it could be - does it begin with 'sub'?
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Post by: Mike in Cumbria on Friday 22 August 14 15:50 BST (UK)
Chronic interstitial nephritis