More Non-Invasive Ventilation
Following the video on how to use non-invasive ventilation, I was asked to briefly again…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Galeazzi Fracture
The forearm X-ray of a young man following a dirt bike accident are shown. Clinically he…
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Introduction and a case Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, also called regional pain syndrome, is usually as…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Case: Leg Weakness and a Sensory Level
THE CASE A 35yo patient presents with multiple complaints which include: lower abdominal pain retrosternal…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Early Repolarisation or AMI
A 28 year old male presents with atypical chest pain, shortness of breath and a…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
How To Read The Paediatric ECG
Below is an ECG taken of a 0ne week old infant, who has some shortness…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Wolff-Parkinson-White
Introduction Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome occurs in about 0.3% of the population (1), although this is an…
Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
Non-Invasive Ventilation
Introduction If find myself reaching more and more for the non-invasive ventilation, in the COPD…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
The Shock Index to predict hypotension
The Shock Index. Do you use it? Do you know what it is? The Shock…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
New venous thromboembolism treatment guidelines
The American College of Chest Physicians has just produced a treatment guideline for venous thromboembolism(VTE)…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Continuous vs Interrupted CPR for Survival
A new paper by the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) was published in the NEJM(November 9th…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
The New Paracetamol Guidelines
We have an update on the Management of Paracetamol Poisonings (MJA 203(5). 7 September 2015) (last…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Effectiveness of Apnoeic Oxygenation Questioned
Everyone knows I'm a huge fan of apnoeic oxygenation. I use it for sedation, for…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Difficult Airway Cases: What would you do?
Airway management is frightening, especially if you don't do it often. Having a plan when…
Dr Peter Kas11/01/2023
A New way to perform Valsalva for Supraventricular Tachycardia(SVT)
Last month, August 25th, the REVERT Trial was published in the LANCET. This study used…
Dr Peter Kas20/01/2023
Roc Rocks, I’ll miss you Sux
Rocuronium vs Suxamethonium(Succinylcholine) I remember teaching the Advanced Airway Workshop and having one slide with…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
