64 year old male with resolved chest pain
A 64 year old male has presented to the emergency department following an episode of…
Dr Peter Kas13/08/2023
25 year old male with chest pain
A 25 year old male with chest pain presents to the Emergency Department. Interpret this…
70 year old with syncope
A 72 year old woman is brought to your Emergency Department after a syncopal episode…
Dr Peter Kas13/08/2023
Labs Example 1
Interpretation on ABG’s- Click above to watch a 12 minute video on interpretation of ABG’s.…
Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
30 yo female with OD
Interpretation The information we are given tells us that this is a probable overdose, but…
Dr Peter Kas13/08/2023
80 year old male found on the floor
82 year old male found on the floor at home. He was last seen by…
Dr Peter Kas13/08/2023
Defibrillation fire threat- fact or myth?
A great question came through the website this week. The question went something like this:…
Dr Peter Kas14/11/2024
Rapid Approach to Vertigo
I'm giving the talk on vertigo at the EMCORE, however several people have asked, after…
Dr Peter Kas14/11/2024
Differentiating stroke from benign causes of vertigo; the HINTS study.
The patient with acute vestibular syndrome can present a major diagnostic challenge. The patient with…
Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
V/Q or CTPA in suspected PE in pregnancy
OK here it is. The final word in investigating the pregnant patient with suspected pulmonary…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Pericarditis vs Infarction vs Repolarisation
I've done blogs on early depolarisation and infarction in the past. The story isn't complete…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
ADRENALINE: SAVIOUR OR FAILURE?
Our obsession with adrenaline continues. We want to prove it works. It must! If it…
Dr Peter Kas13/01/2023
It’s Quiz time again
Question 1 A mother brings her 2 year old child into the emergency department.…
Dr Peter Kas13/11/2024
Early Repolarization, not benign in the inferior leads!
Early repolarization in the right precordial leads(V1-3) occurs in up to 5% of the population…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Can new CT scanners rule out subarachnoid?
Patients presenting with sudden onset of headache, must have a subarachnoid haemorrhage(SAH) ruled out. If missed,…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Let’s use exercise stress testing in the ED cleverly.
Exercise stress testing has been around for some time now. We use it for those…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
