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
Priapism: How To Treat It. Read more BlogUrology Priapism: How To Treat It. CASE A 46 year old man presented to our ED mid morning complaining of a…Dr Peter Kas13/01/2023
Pigbel, Clostridial Enteritis Necrotans, Much Nastier than C diff Diarrhoea Read more BlogInfectious Diseases Pigbel, Clostridial Enteritis Necrotans, Much Nastier than C diff Diarrhoea Case: On 1st May 2014 a 6 year old male was brought to a remote…Dr Peter Kas13/11/2024
Trans-venous pacing of bradycardia. Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularResuscitation Trans-venous pacing of bradycardia. This case study involves an elderly gentleman who needed trans-venous pacing. Here is a simple…Dr Peter Kas02/07/2023
A Case of Valproic Acid Overdose Read more ABGBlogFellowship ExamToxicology A Case of Valproic Acid Overdose The Case We saw quite an interesting toxicology case in the emergency department the other…Dr Peter Kas10/01/2023
My Rules for Getting the Airway Read more Advanced Airway TopicsAirwayBlogDelayed Sequence IntubationThe Surgical Airway My Rules for Getting the Airway There are all these fancy terms out there in respect to airway. There's apnoeic oxygenation,…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019