Is it Thoracic Aortic Dissection?
The Case A 58 yo patient presents to the emergency department with central crushing chest…
Dr Peter Kas08/08/2024
Ketamine-only breathing intubation
Ketamine-only breathing intubation(KOBI), is a technique where Ketamine(+/- topical local anaesthetic) is used to facilitate…
Ketamine Only Intubation
In a recent paper by Driver et al (1) there was a comparison of Ketamine-Only…
Dr Peter Kas14/05/2023
Cannabis Hyperemesis
We've all seen Cannabis hyperemesis and it's not pretty. The patient showers and feels much better.....…
Dr Peter Kas14/05/2023
The Reverse Vagal Manoeuvre for SVT
A NEW technique for reverting SVT was published in AJEM(1) this week. The Reverse Vagal…
Dr Peter Kas14/05/2023
Canadian Syncope Risk Score
Those Canadians are clever. They've given us ankle rules and knee rules and subarachnoid rules.…
Dr Peter Kas14/11/2024
A Patient with Wide Complex Tachycardia
Beware the Impersonators This week we see one of my favourite ECGs of the year.…
Dr Peter Kas06/09/2023
Don’t Miss the Occult Fracture
A normal X-ray does not necessarily exclude a fracture. It is simply a test used,…
Dr Peter Kas22/06/2023
Pronator Quadratus Sign
The pronator Quadratus sign is a sign seen on the lateral X-ray of the wrist/forearm…
Dr Peter Kas08/09/2023
Retinal Detachment
An elderly patient presents with worsening vision in one eye over the last 2 days.…
Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023
Sudden Hearing Loss
A 64 year old male is sent into the Emergency Department by an audiologist with…
Dr Peter Kas15/07/2023
Risk Stratification of Sudden Headache
This week we try something different. I interview the lead author of a recent paper…
Dr Peter Kas15/07/2023
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
A 28 year old woman presents to the emergency department with one week of headaches.…
Dr Peter Kas06/09/2023
Laryngeal Mask and Neonatal Resuscitation
Birth asphyxia is a leading cause of neonatal death. Positive pressure ventilation is the key…
Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023
Thyrotoxicosis Quiz
A 50 year old female presented to the emergency department with anxiety, palpitations and feeling…
Dr Peter Kas05/05/2023
5 Things you Must do when Patients Present with Syncope
Patients who present to the emergency department following a syncopal episode can be a diagnostic…
Dr Peter Kas19/11/2020
