A Clinical Risk Score to Identify Serious Causes of Vertigo
The patient with vertigo can be a clinical challenge. Patients may describe their symptoms as…
Dr Peter Kas15/08/2024
Is this a pacemaker malfunction?
A patient who presents to the your Emergency Department with a non-cardiac issue has the…
Acute Aortic Syndrome
A 72 yo patient presents with what appears to be a pre syncopal episode at…
Dr Peter Kas09/11/2024
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: Pearls for diagnosis
A 68 yo patient presents with a complaint of having developed sudden onset of dizziness,…
Dr Peter Kas02/08/2024
Zero Point Survey
The 'zero-point survey' is the pre-primary survey. It is about preparing self, the team, the…
Dr Peter Kas09/11/2024
5 Steps to Diagnosing Diplopia
A patient presents with a complaint of diplopia. "I've been seeing double since last night.…
Dr Peter Kas25/07/2024
ARREST Trial
The survival from out of hospital cardiac arrest varies from region to region. This makers…
Dr Peter Kas09/11/2024
Diagnostic Testing for Suspected SAH in the ED
Non-traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) accounts for 5% of acute headache presentations to the emergency department.…
Dr Peter Kas14/06/2024
Modified Valsalva plus Adenosine for reverting SVT
Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), is a non-ischaemic tachyarrhythmia, with which patients, not uncommonly, present to…
Dr Peter Kas12/06/2024
Early vs Late Advanced Airway in OHCA
Advanced airway is seen as a definitive and reliable means of establishing protected ventilation and…
Dr Peter Kas07/06/2024
Massive Upper GI Bleed
Upper Gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) affects approximately 1 in 1000 of the population per year and…
Dr Peter Kas07/06/2024
Magnesium in Atrial Fibrillation: Does it Cardiovert ?
A 63 yo patient presents to the emergency department at 11pm at night in new…
Dr Peter Kas13/08/2024
Adrenaline vs Noradrenaline post Resuscitation
Up to one third of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest(OHCA) have impaired myocardial contractility and…
Dr Peter Kas20/05/2024
Predicting Spontaneous Reversion of New Atrial Fibrillation
What if we could predict which patients with recent onset of atrial fibrillation are more…
Dr Peter Kas10/05/2024
Hyperkalaemia: Can the ECG predict when to treat?
A 65 yo patient with a history of hypertension and mild renal impairment, presents to…
Dr Peter Kas02/05/2024
Methylene Blue for patients with septic shock: Prime time?
A 78 yo patients presents with tachycardia and hypotension. There has been a recent episode…
Dr Peter Kas25/04/2024
