Burns Read more BlogFellowship ExamSurgery Burns Here is a brief (13 minutes)video lecture on burns. I discuss: Initial management, including airway,…Dr Peter Kas10/01/2023
Thermal Burns Read more BlogFellowship ExamResuscitationTraumaTrauma Resuscitation Thermal Burns I was recently looking at a past ACEM Fellowship Examination Question on burns and thought…Dr Peter Kas25/01/2023
Defibrillation fire threat- fact or myth? Read more BlogResuscitation Defibrillation fire threat- fact or myth? A great question came through the website this week. The question went something like this:…Dr Peter Kas14/11/2024
Rapid Approach to Vertigo Read more BlogNeurology/Neurosurgery Rapid Approach to Vertigo I'm giving the talk on vertigo at the EMCORE, however several people have asked, after…Dr Peter Kas14/11/2024
Differentiating stroke from benign causes of vertigo; the HINTS study. Read more BlogNeurology/Neurosurgery Differentiating stroke from benign causes of vertigo; the HINTS study. The patient with acute vestibular syndrome can present a major diagnostic challenge. The patient with…Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
V/Q or CTPA in suspected PE in pregnancy Read more BlogRespiratory V/Q or CTPA in suspected PE in pregnancy OK here it is. The final word in investigating the pregnant patient with suspected pulmonary…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Pericarditis vs Infarction vs Repolarisation Read more BlogUncategorized Pericarditis vs Infarction vs Repolarisation I've done blogs on early depolarisation and infarction in the past. The story isn't complete…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
ADRENALINE: SAVIOUR OR FAILURE? Read more Blog ADRENALINE: SAVIOUR OR FAILURE? Our obsession with adrenaline continues. We want to prove it works. It must! If it…Dr Peter Kas13/01/2023
It’s Quiz time again Read more Blog It’s Quiz time again Question 1 Â Â Â A mother brings her 2 year old child into the emergency department.…Dr Peter Kas13/11/2024
Early Repolarization, not benign in the inferior leads! Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular Early Repolarization, not benign in the inferior leads! Early repolarization in the right precordial leads(V1-3) occurs in up to 5% of the population…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Can new CT scanners rule out subarachnoid? Read more Blog Can new CT scanners rule out subarachnoid? Patients presenting with sudden onset of headache, must have a subarachnoid haemorrhage(SAH) ruled out. If missed,…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Let’s use exercise stress testing in the ED cleverly. Read more BlogUncategorized Let’s use exercise stress testing in the ED cleverly. Exercise stress testing has been around for some time now. We use it for those…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Its quiz time- here’s a visual quiz Read more Blog Its quiz time- here’s a visual quiz OK THRILL-SEEKERS, IT'S QUIZ TIME AGAIN! Here are 3 visual questions for you. The answers…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
The scalpel,finger,tube method for Surgical Airway Read more AirwayBlogThe Surgical Airway The scalpel,finger,tube method for Surgical Airway THE ‘SCALPEL-FINGER-TUBE’ METHOD  HOT OFF THE PRESS! The February edition of Emergency Medicine Australasia (2012)…Dr Peter Kas15/07/2023
Hyphaema Read more BlogUncategorized Hyphaema It's 2pm on a Saturday and the regular crowd shuffles in. Sorry that's a Billy…Dr Peter Kas25/01/2023
Cauda Equina Syndrome Read more Blog Cauda Equina Syndrome The local GP calls you as the admitting officer of a rural emergency department and…Dr Peter Kas31/01/2023