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
Can you diagnose the cause of DIPLOPIA? Take the test.
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Cardioversion in Pregnancy: Is it Safe?
Is cardioversion safe in the pregnant patient? A CASE A 24 yo female patient presents…
Dr Peter Kas14/05/2023
Shock Dose When Defibrillating Children
Cardiac arrest in children is certainly less frequent than in adults. However most paediatric in-hospital…
Dr Peter Kas14/05/2023
Am I ready to sit the ACEM Fellowship Exam?
This is for those Emergency Medicine registrars about to sit the ACEM Written Fellowship Exam.…
Dr Peter Kas06/10/2020
Bell’s Palsy
What is Bell's Palsy? It is an ipsilateral Cranial Nerve VII (lower motor neurone) palsy. There…
Dr Peter Kas03/08/2023
Facial Nerve Palsy examination
When examining a patient with a facial nerve palsy and we wish to determine if…
Dr Peter Kas18/09/2020
Trigeminal Neuralgia
An excellent review article on Trigeminal Neuralgia, has just come out in the NEJM(1). Here…
Dr Peter Kas05/05/2023
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
A 50 male patient is brought to your emergency department by ambulance post cardiac arrest.…
Dr Peter Kas23/08/2020
Anchoring
You've had a horrible, horrible shift. The resus went wrong, you couldn't intubate, the ortho reg…
Dr Peter Kas16/01/2023
Is SVT an ischaemic arrhythmia?
We often see patients presenting with SVT. They often have ST changes, so we have…
Dr Peter Kas13/08/2023
Compartment Syndrome
Compartment Syndrome, is usually straightforward to pick up. How do we measure Compartment pressures? Below…
Dr Peter Kas15/07/2023
I’ve Got this ‘Nanging’ feeling: Nitrous Oxide Abuse
'Nanging' is the recreational use of nitrous oxide. That cylinder you have in your emergency…
Dr Peter Kas22/06/2023
Dextrocardia: Can you pick it on ECG?
This is a great case that highlights how important it is, to know how to…
Dr Peter Kas02/07/2023
An Ominous ECG Sign
This is a fantastic case to learn from for a recent Circulation article(1) titled 'An…
Dr Peter Kas14/05/2023
Double Sequential External Defibrillation for Atrial Fibrillation
We know that Double Sequential(DSED) External Defibrillation has been used primarily for the treatment of…
Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
