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Death after respiratory distress.
82 year old man suffering from flu like symptoms from past week, pukes mucus like vomit and complaints of breathing difficulties and passes away within 15 mins after heavy sweating.
Body showed signs of hypoxia, likely cause of death?
Background: clean medical history with father living up to 100, no history of cancer or any other chronic diseases (other than allergies)
Resided in countryside with relatively less polluted environment.
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Dr. Tanvir Reza
Pulmonologist
35 yrs exp
Kolkata
Probable huge aspiration of stomach contents into the lungs.
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