Do you rule out DVT with a D-Dimer? Read more BlogVascular Do you rule out DVT with a D-Dimer? Deep Venous Thrombosis(DVT) occurs in approximately 1-2 per 1000 of the population. Our great concern…Dr Peter Kas13/11/2024
Pseudo vs real seizure Read more BlogNeurology/Neurosurgery Pseudo vs real seizure If you've worked in the emergency department for a few years, you will have seen…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
A New Way to Give Adenosine in SVT Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularResuscitation A New Way to Give Adenosine in SVT I've been speaking and writing about Supra Ventricular Tachycardia(SVT) a lot recently. Perhaps because of…Dr Peter Kas08/11/2024
Hip Relocation Made Easy Read more BlogOrthopaedicsTrauma Hip Relocation Made Easy Here is a quick video on the Whistler technique for hip relocation. Its quick and…Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023
Head Injury in Kids Read more BlogNeurology/NeurosurgeryPaediatricsTrauma Head Injury in Kids Up to 60% of children that come to Emergency Departments with a head injury have…Dr Peter Kas14/05/2023
Snake Bite Read more BlogToxinology Snake Bite This year at EMCORE 30-31st May, we are proud to have Dr Ken Winkel, Toxicologist…Dr Peter Kas26/01/2023
Reducing a Dislocated Jaw- A new way to do it. Read more BlogFaciomaxillaryProcedures Reducing a Dislocated Jaw- A new way to do it. Have you ever had to reduce a dislocated jaw? I've done about 3 and it…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Box Jellyfish stings: To vinegar or not? Read more BlogToxinology Box Jellyfish stings: To vinegar or not? The call came: a case of Box Jellyfish(Chironex fleckeri) envenomation in a young girl and her…Dr Peter Kas15/07/2023
Electrolytes and the Heart Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular Electrolytes and the Heart I was talking to a group of my junior registrars the other day about cardiac…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Magnesium Sulfate: Neuroprotective in Stroke? Study says no. Read more BlogNeurology/Neurosurgery Magnesium Sulfate: Neuroprotective in Stroke? Study says no. We have had a longstanding and controversial discussion about thrombolysis and definitive management of stroke,…Dr Peter Kas15/07/2023
Supraventricular Tachycardia(SVT) in Infants Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularPaediatrics Supraventricular Tachycardia(SVT) in Infants A mother brings her 7 month old son to the Emergency Department, as he has…Dr Peter Kas11/01/2023
The HEART Score for sorting Low Risk Chest Pain Patients Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular The HEART Score for sorting Low Risk Chest Pain Patients The patient with chest pain is the most common presentation to Emergency Departments. And certainly…Dr Peter Kas13/11/2024
Thromboembolism in the Post-Partum Period Read more BlogHaematology Thromboembolism in the Post-Partum Period Patients presenting to the Emergency Department with signs or symptoms which might be indicative of…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular Chest Pain: How Sure Are We at Predicting? Here’s a scary problem …. If I was a paramedic, not an emergency physician with…Dr Peter Kas08/04/2022
The New Fellowship Course Read more BlogFellowship Exam The New Fellowship Course The 6 Month Fellowship Exam Course If you’re sitting your Emergency Fellowship exams, or know…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Syncope Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularECGRespiratoryUncategorized Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Syncope HOT OFF THE PRESS Prandoni P et al. Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism among Patients Hospitalised…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019