Transient Global Amnesia
CASE A 59 yo musician, who has just completed playing violin in an orchestral performance. Is…
Dr Peter Kas01/03/2023
Bell’s Phenomenon
Bell's Palsy is an ipsilateral Cranial Nerve VII (lower motor neuron) palsy. One of the…
Paediatric Resuscitation
Paediatric Resuscitation is stressful. However if we remember a few small points, it makes it…
Dr Peter Kas22/06/2023
Clearing the Patient with Suicidal Ideation.
Clearing the Patient with suicidal ideation in the emergency department, can be extremely difficult. The…
Dr Peter Kas15/02/2023
52 yo with chest pain an hypotension
INTERESTING CASE WITH A TWIST. Read the case or watch the video. https://youtu.be/bj5-STj8Pok 52…
Dr Peter Kas20/11/2023
Capnography to guide ventilation in cardiac arrest
The End tidal CO2 (ETCO2), is measured at the end of expiration and used to…
Dr Peter Kas20/11/2023
Is rate or depth more important in chest compressions?
A resuscitation quickie. Should we aim for, a better depth or just increase the rate…
Dr Peter Kas19/01/2023
The Difficult Intubation Algorithm
The Difficult Airway Algorithm? Do we really need a difficult airway algorithm in the emergency…
Dr Peter Kas14/05/2023
Adrenaline in Cardiac Arrest is no better than BLS?
Adrenaline in Cardiac Arrest may provide no benefit above BLS alone. Adrenaline is the most…
Dr Peter Kas02/11/2022
The BaSICS and PLUS trials: 0.9% Saline versus Balanced Fluid
There has been a ongoing debate over the choice of intravenous fluid in unwell patients.…
Dr Peter Kas01/11/2022
Airway Pearls for intubating the Obese Patient
CASE A 25 yo male presents to the emergency department with palpitations and shortness of…
Dr Peter Kas02/07/2023
The Impossible Airway Made Possible: Induction to Laryngoscopy
In this part of the Impossible Airway Made Possible, I want to specifically look at…
Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
The Best Resuscitation Papers in the last 2 years
Here is a summary of some of the best resuscitation papers introduced at the EMCORE…
Dr Peter Kas02/09/2022
GCS alone to predict Traumatic Brain Injury: Can it lead to a delay in appropriate patient care?
The Glascow Coma Score(GCS) has long been used as a marker of brain injury severity,…
Dr Peter Kas25/01/2023
Hip Dislocation
Introduction This review is based on a great journal article just published (1) The most…
Dr Peter Kas22/06/2023
NOACs and a Patient with Palpitations
Below is a case of a 60 yo patient with palpitations, who is commenced on…
Dr Peter Kas08/11/2024
