iphone app for assessing heart rhythm Read more BlogGadgets and GizmosTechnology iphone app for assessing heart rhythm Here's an interesting idea. Using an application on your smartphone, as a holter monitor. The…Dr Peter Kas10/01/2023
Head injury and blood thinners-When to Scan Read more BlogNeurology/NeurosurgeryTrauma Head injury and blood thinners-When to Scan Head injury in the anticoagulated patient can be a challenge. Below is the approach I…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Myocarditis – A case Study Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularCase Studies Myocarditis – A case Study This week my good friend Dr Will Davies, Emergency Physician extraordinaire, adventurer and all round…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
The Elbow Extension Test: avoiding the X-ray Read more BlogOrthopaedicsTrauma The Elbow Extension Test: avoiding the X-ray WHICH TRAUMATIC ELBOW INJURIES SHOULD WE BE REFERRING FOR XRAY? I spend a considerable amount…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Ct or no CT? That is the only question in clearing the cervical spine. Read more BlogOrthopaedicsTrauma Ct or no CT? That is the only question in clearing the cervical spine. I must admit that my practice has changed in the last few years. I have…Dr Peter Kas23/01/2023
Are we doing harm by giving morphine in chest pain? Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular Are we doing harm by giving morphine in chest pain? Have you ever given morphine to a patient with chest pain? Have you given it…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Examination of The Hand Read more BlogClinical ExaminationOSCE Examination of The Hand In performing the clinical examination we need a place to start. The hands are…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
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 A mother brings her 2 year old child into the emergency department.…Dr Peter Kas13/11/2024