The Oculocephalic Reflex
What is the Oculocephalic Reflex and how do you use it? This reflex is brainstem…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Pericarditis, Benign Early Depolarisation or STEMI
Differentiating between Pericarditis, Benign Early Depolarisation and ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction can sometimes be difficult.…
Peri-Orbital vs Orbital Cellulitis
What differentiates Peri-orbital from Orbital Cellulitis is which side of the orbital septum the infection…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Stylet or Bougie for Intubation
As many of you will know, I've been teaching airway workshops now for many years,…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
A Patient with Dizziness
This patient presented with ‘dizziness’. An ECG is handed to you. What is the diagnosis?…
Dr Peter Kas13/08/2023
Hypothermia In Cardiac Arrest In Children
Hot of the press this week, a study in the NEJM (25th April 2015) by Moler…
Dr Peter Kas16/01/2023
Do you rule out DVT with a D-Dimer?
Deep Venous Thrombosis(DVT) occurs in approximately 1-2 per 1000 of the population. Our great concern…
Dr Peter Kas13/11/2024
Pseudo vs real seizure
If you've worked in the emergency department for a few years, you will have seen…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
A New Way to Give Adenosine in SVT
I've been speaking and writing about Supra Ventricular Tachycardia(SVT) a lot recently. Perhaps because of…
Dr Peter Kas08/11/2024
Hip Relocation Made Easy
Here is a quick video on the Whistler technique for hip relocation. Its quick and…
Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023
Head Injury in Kids
Up to 60% of children that come to Emergency Departments with a head injury have…
Dr Peter Kas14/05/2023
Snake Bite
This year at EMCORE 30-31st May, we are proud to have Dr Ken Winkel, Toxicologist…
Dr Peter Kas26/01/2023
VBG in a 21 yo with vomiting and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
A 21 year old man is brought in by his father with a one week…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Reducing a Dislocated Jaw- A new way to do it.
Have you ever had to reduce a dislocated jaw? I've done about 3 and it…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
VBG: Elderly COPD patient with raised CO2
A 68 yo woman with known COPD, on home oxygen, presents a little drowsy. Her…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Box Jellyfish stings: To vinegar or not?
The call came: a case of Box Jellyfish(Chironex fleckeri) envenomation in a young girl and her…
Dr Peter Kas15/07/2023
