Phenytoin and Levetiracetam: EcLIPSE and ConSEPT trials Read more BlogNeurology/NeurosurgeryPaediatricsResuscitation Phenytoin and Levetiracetam: EcLIPSE and ConSEPT trials There has been a longstanding discussion over which is the best second-line agent to use…Dr Peter Kas12/07/2019
Honey for Button Battery Ingestion? Read more BlogTrauma Honey for Button Battery Ingestion? A 25-year-old patient presents with recurrent lithium button battery ingestion. She had been admitted with…Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023
The U wave and the ECG: Don’t miss this Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular The U wave and the ECG: Don’t miss this The U wave is an often ignored deflection on the ECG. It is usually <…Dr Peter Kas15/07/2023
Why are we still doing log roll, FAST and rectal exams? Read more BlogTrauma Why are we still doing log roll, FAST and rectal exams? In the blunt trauma patient, where we are considering a pan-scan, is there a role for…Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
Pregnancy and Trauma Read more BlogObstetrics and GynaecologyTrauma Pregnancy and Trauma Trauma in pregnancy is a much more complex topic than simply, ’tilt them on their…Dr Peter Kas05/05/2023
Capnography Read more AirwayBlogCardiac ResuscitationResuscitation Capnography Understanding capnography and being able to decipher the waveforms, can give us critical information on a…Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023
The 6 Human Needs Read more BlogWellbeing The 6 Human Needs As part of a talk on ‘Dealing with Difficult People’, I gave at EMCORE Hong…Dr Peter Kas13/11/2024
Should we bring Bretylium back in cardiac arrest? Read more BlogCardiac ResuscitationResuscitation Should we bring Bretylium back in cardiac arrest? Following a brief presentation at EMCore Hong Kong in April of this year, that challenged…Dr Peter Kas08/11/2024
Upright T wave in V1 Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularECG Upright T wave in V1 A 65 year old woman presents with a 20 minute episode of chest pain. Her…Dr Peter Kas02/07/2023
Syncope in Children Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularPaediatrics Syncope in Children Syncope is not uncommon, occurring in up to 25% of children. Most causes are benign,…Dr Peter Kas08/11/2024
Smith’s Fracture Diagnosis and Management Read more BlogOrthopaedics Smith’s Fracture Diagnosis and Management A 15 yo male with a Smith’s Fracture. The patient had fallen onto his flexed…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Apnoeic Oxygenation in Resuscitation: Is it time? Read more AirwayApnoeic OxygenationBlogCardiac ResuscitationPre-oxygenationResuscitation Apnoeic Oxygenation in Resuscitation: Is it time? We are finally seeing the years of airway in resuscitation dogma being challenged. The original…Dr Peter Kas12/12/2022
HEAD-UP CPR Read more BlogCardiac ResuscitationResuscitation HEAD-UP CPR Image Source: jems.com You may have heard of Head-Up CPR as a new approach to…Dr Peter Kas04/05/2023
Phlegmasia Cerulean Dolens Read more BlogVascular Phlegmasia Cerulean Dolens CASE A 35 yo woman presents with a painful blue swollen leg, that occurred rapidly,…Dr Peter Kas09/11/2024
The ‘Lightbulb Sign’ doesn’t always mean a posterior dislocation Read more BlogOrthopaedics The ‘Lightbulb Sign’ doesn’t always mean a posterior dislocation A 35 yo woman presents to the emergency department with a complaint of shoulder dislocation.…Dr Peter Kas22/06/2023
The unstable patient with massive PV bleed Read more BlogObstetrics and GynaecologyResuscitation The unstable patient with massive PV bleed The Case It was a quiet Sunday afternoon in a small ED (sounds like the…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019