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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

Blog Respiratory

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

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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

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ADRENALINE: SAVIOUR OR FAILURE?

Our obsession with adrenaline continues. We want to prove it works. It must! If it…

Dr Peter Kas13/01/2023

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It’s Quiz time again

Question 1 A mother brings her 2 year old child into the emergency department.…

Dr Peter Kas13/11/2024

Blog Cardiology Cardiovascular

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

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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

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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

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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

Surgical Airway - RESUS - Emergency Medicine Education

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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

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Hyphaema

It's 2pm on a Saturday and the regular crowd shuffles in. Sorry that's a Billy…

Dr Peter Kas25/01/2023

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Cauda Equina Syndrome

The local GP calls you as the admitting officer of a rural emergency department and…

Dr Peter Kas31/01/2023

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Hanging

I was considering writing a blog on the patient who presents post hanging, when I…

Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023

Blog Case Studies Clinical Examination Neurology/Neurosurgery

Doll’s Eyes and Brainstem Stroke

Here's the case: An 80 year old male is brought in by ambulance. GCS =…

Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019

Blog Cardiology Cardiovascular Clinical Examination ECG's I've Seen Fellowship Exam

Clinical Pearl- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

A 24 year old male presents following a syncopal episode. On cardiovascular examination you believe…

Dr Peter Kas13/11/2024

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Christmas and Ralph Waldo Emerson

As I sit here after a fantastic Christmas Day and I think of all the…

Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019

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Differentiating stroke from benign causes of vertigo; the HINTS study.

V/Q or CTPA in suspected PE in pregnancy

Pericarditis vs Infarction vs Repolarisation

ADRENALINE: SAVIOUR OR FAILURE?

It’s Quiz time again

Early Repolarization, not benign in the inferior leads!

Can new CT scanners rule out subarachnoid?

Let’s use exercise stress testing in the ED cleverly.

Its quiz time- here’s a visual quiz

The scalpel,finger,tube method for Surgical Airway

Hyphaema

Cauda Equina Syndrome

Hanging

Doll’s Eyes and Brainstem Stroke

Clinical Pearl- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Christmas and Ralph Waldo Emerson

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