Brachial Plexus Block and its Complications
A 40 yo patient presents with a complaint of total arm paraesthesia and global loss…
Dr Peter Kas05/11/2019
Slow Atrial Fibrillation or Complete Heart Block: Lewis lead to the rescue
A 90-year-old gentleman presents via ambulance to the ED. He has suffered a presyncopal episode…
Resuscitation Literature Review October 2019
This week, I wanted to quickly review some of the latest resuscitation literature. Let's look…
Dr Peter Kas29/10/2019
The Lewis Lead
The Lewis lead(1), is a means of detecting atrial activity and can be used where…
Dr Peter Kas08/11/2024
Benediction Sign
The Benediction Sign is mistakenly called an Ulnar nerve injury. It is in fact a…
Dr Peter Kas26/01/2023
ST Elevation in aVR
A 70 year old woman presents with severe shortness of breath and chest pain. She…
Dr Peter Kas13/08/2023
Brugada Syndrome
A 25 year old male presents to the emergency department following a near syncopal episode.…
Dr Peter Kas08/11/2024
11 Things to Maximise Adult Cardiac Resuscitation
INTRODUCTION I was recently speaking with a colleague, about a recently published paper on ‘ideal’…
Dr Peter Kas15/07/2023
Double Sequential External Defibrillation
Double Sequential External Defibrillation(DSED) is a means of administering sequential shocks to terminate shock resistant…
Dr Peter Kas24/07/2019
Complications of Bariatric Surgery
In this blog we discuss the various complications of Bariatric Surgery. Bariatric surgery is one…
Dr Peter Kas11/07/2026
Gilula’s Carpal Arcs
Gilula's carpal arcs are used to determine carpal alignment. They can assist in identifying ligamentous…
Dr Peter Kas26/01/2023
Runaway Pacemaker and Lethal Arrhythmia
A potential complication of a failing pacemaker, is a condition known as 'Runaway Pacemaker'. Below…
Dr Peter Kas17/07/2019
Hypertensive Emergencies and how to treat them
Hypertensive emergencies are defined as sudden and prolonged increases in the arterial blood pressure, with…
Dr Peter Kas14/07/2019
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?
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
The U wave is an often ignored deflection on the ECG. It is usually <…
Dr Peter Kas15/07/2023
