Case: Leg Weakness and a Sensory Level Read more BlogNeurology/Neurosurgery Case: Leg Weakness and a Sensory Level THE CASE A 35yo patient presents with multiple complaints which include: lower abdominal pain retrosternal…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Early Repolarisation or AMI Read more Blog Early Repolarisation or AMI A 28 year old male presents with atypical chest pain, shortness of breath and a…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
How To Read The Paediatric ECG Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularECGECG's I've Seen How To Read The Paediatric ECG Below is an ECG taken of a 0ne week old infant, who has some shortness…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Wolff-Parkinson-White Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularUncategorized Wolff-Parkinson-White Introduction Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome occurs in about 0.3% of the population (1), although this is an…Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
Non-Invasive Ventilation Read more AirwayBlogResuscitation Non-Invasive Ventilation Introduction If find myself reaching more and more for the non-invasive ventilation, in the COPD…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
The Shock Index to predict hypotension Read more AirwayBlogResuscitation The Shock Index to predict hypotension The Shock Index. Do you use it? Do you know what it is? The Shock…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
New venous thromboembolism treatment guidelines Read more BlogHaematology New venous thromboembolism treatment guidelines The American College of Chest Physicians has just produced a treatment guideline for venous thromboembolism(VTE)…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Continuous vs Interrupted CPR for Survival Read more BlogResuscitationUncategorized Continuous vs Interrupted CPR for Survival A new paper by the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) was published in the NEJM(November 9th…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
The New Paracetamol Guidelines Read more BlogToxicologyUncategorized The New Paracetamol Guidelines We have an update on the Management of Paracetamol Poisonings (MJA 203(5). 7 September 2015) (last…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Effectiveness of Apnoeic Oxygenation Questioned Read more AirwayApnoeic OxygenationBlogMedical Airway EquipmentPre-oxygenation Effectiveness of Apnoeic Oxygenation Questioned Everyone knows I'm a huge fan of apnoeic oxygenation. I use it for sedation, for…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Difficult Airway Cases: What would you do? Read more AirwayBasic Airway TopicsBlog Difficult Airway Cases: What would you do? Airway management is frightening, especially if you don't do it often. Having a plan when…Dr Peter Kas11/01/2023
A New way to perform Valsalva for Supraventricular Tachycardia(SVT) Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularResuscitation A New way to perform Valsalva for Supraventricular Tachycardia(SVT) Last month, August 25th, the REVERT Trial was published in the LANCET. This study used…Dr Peter Kas20/01/2023
Roc Rocks, I’ll miss you Sux Read more AirwayBlog Roc Rocks, I’ll miss you Sux Rocuronium vs Suxamethonium(Succinylcholine) I remember teaching the Advanced Airway Workshop and having one slide with…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
De Winter’s T waves Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularECGECG's I've Seen De Winter’s T waves De Winter's T Waves were first described by De Winter in an article to the editor…Dr Peter Kas02/02/2023
Unstable Pelvic Fractures Read more BlogOrthopaedicsTrauma Unstable Pelvic Fractures Pelvic fractures are most often associated with massive trauma. In terms of skeletal injuries they…Dr Peter Kas06/09/2023
Memories of the Fellowship Exam Read more BlogFellowship ExamUncategorized Memories of the Fellowship Exam We recently had a face to face day for our 6 Month Fellowship Course and…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019