Reperfusion Arrhythmias Read more BlogECG Of The Week Reperfusion Arrhythmias A 68 yo patient presents with two hours of central chest pain and dyspnoea and…Dr Peter Kas24/08/2023
The Waterfall Trial: Aggressive vs Moderate Fluid Resuscitation in Acute Pancreatitis Read more BlogSurgery The Waterfall Trial: Aggressive vs Moderate Fluid Resuscitation in Acute Pancreatitis The Waterfall Trial The American College of Gastroenterology(1) recommends early aggressive fluid resuscitation in the…Dr Peter Kas06/09/2023
Surgical Airway is a Team Sport Read more Advanced Airway TopicsAirwayBlog Surgical Airway is a Team Sport This week we look at the Surgical Airway and how it involves the whole team.…Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
Ventilation: Volume vs Pressure Read more Advanced Airway TopicsAirwayBlog Ventilation: Volume vs Pressure Let’s start by looking at 3 patient presentations. Please write down the ventilator settings you…Dr Peter Kas06/09/2023
Video Laryngoscopy vs Direct Laryngoscopy for Critically ill patients. The DEVICE trial Read more Advanced Airway TopicsAirwayBlog Video Laryngoscopy vs Direct Laryngoscopy for Critically ill patients. The DEVICE trial There has been a lot of discussion around video laryngoscopy (VL) and its superiority or…Dr Peter Kas03/08/2023
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection(SCAD) Read more BlogCardiologyECG Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection(SCAD) CASE A 28 yo woman presents to the emergency department with chest pain and dyspnoea.…Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
Airway Management during Cardiac Arrest Read more AirwayBlog Airway Management during Cardiac Arrest Airway Management during Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation, is still an area that we need to get…Dr Peter Kas19/05/2023
Video Laryngoscopy versus Direct Laryngoscopy Read more AirwayBlog Video Laryngoscopy versus Direct Laryngoscopy Video laryngoscopy (VL) versus Direct Laryngoscopy (DL). What should be the standard of care? Yet…Dr Peter Kas06/09/2023
Amiodarone vs Lidocaine(Lignocaine) for VT/VF in-hospital cardiac arrest Read more BlogCardiac ResuscitationResuscitation Amiodarone vs Lidocaine(Lignocaine) for VT/VF in-hospital cardiac arrest Amiodarone has been the first line therapy for VT/VF since 2000. At that time it…Dr Peter Kas04/05/2023
Hoover’s Sign and Functional Weakness Read more BlogClinical ExaminationNeurology/Neurosurgery Hoover’s Sign and Functional Weakness A 58 yo patient presents with weakness of the left leg. The patient states that…Dr Peter Kas04/05/2023
Right Ventricular Infarction and Nitrates: Do we need to rethink? Read more BlogCardiologyResuscitation Right Ventricular Infarction and Nitrates: Do we need to rethink? Guidelines, Nitrates and Right Ventricular Infarction Cardiac Guidelines warn us against the use of Nitrates…Dr Peter Kas04/05/2023
Personalised Cardiac Resuscitation Read more BlogCardiac ResuscitationResuscitation Personalised Cardiac Resuscitation Personalised vs Generic Cardiac Resuscitation The resuscitation guidelines have changed little from their introduction in…Dr Peter Kas04/05/2023
Early Depolarisation and Sudden Cardiac Death Read more BlogCardiology Early Depolarisation and Sudden Cardiac Death A 28 yo patient presents to the emergency department following a syncopal episode. The patient…Dr Peter Kas05/05/2023
Diagnosing the Dizzy Patient Read more BlogNeurology/Neurosurgery Diagnosing the Dizzy Patient Introduction Patients presenting with dizziness comprise about 4% of all emergency department presentations. Our role…Dr Peter Kas04/04/2023
Transient Global Amnesia Read more BlogNeurology/Neurosurgery Transient Global Amnesia CASE A 59 yo musician, who has just completed playing violin in an orchestral performance. Is…Dr Peter Kas01/03/2023
Bell’s Phenomenon Read more BlogNeurology/Neurosurgery Bell’s Phenomenon Bell's Palsy is an ipsilateral Cranial Nerve VII (lower motor neuron) palsy. One of the…Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023