Designing your emergency department/hospital
I’ve been involved in the design of a lot of Emergency Departments. The saddest thing…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
The JOLT TEST for Meningitis
Neck stiffness in suspected meningitis is a difficult thing to elicit and its definition varies.…
The patient with SOB and chest pain
What does this ECG show? Try it before you go on. From ‘theecglibrary.com’ Let’s use…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Clearing the cervical spine
The cervical spine continues to cause problems. Once we understand the basics, clearance of the…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
avR – 'the little lead that could'
I was teaching ‘The ECG in 20 Seconds’ the other day and again thought about…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Headache and eye pain
Recently at the EM Core we discussed headache and the red eye. I had a…
Dr Peter Kas08/09/2023
Demand excellence in your medicine and you
A slightly different blog today. A little while ago I gave a lecture on creating…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Atrial fibrillation revealed
Well, some of you are saying, this is the secret of life. When you’ve been practicing…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Why is there a bag of balls in this man’s left lung?
Came across this interesting X-ray the other day. These are PLOMBAGE balls. From the latin…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Neck lump in a child
A 2 year old girl is brought into the Emergency Department by her parents. She…
Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
The suprapubic just won’t go in!
Here’s the typical case: “Doctor, I’ve had a suprapubic in for some time and have…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Fluid resuscitation in children with severe febrile illness and hypoperfusion
This is a great new study to read. The New England Journal of Medicine Study…
Dr Peter Kas13/11/2024
Headache – how not to miss the bad ones
Headache. Still one of those areas that causes concern. Not because we make a mess…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
The crying infant
“More is missed by not looking than by not knowing” William Osler One of the biggest…
Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
ALTE – apparent life threatening events
Case Scenario:A family bring their 8 month old to the Emergency Department. The child has had…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Hip Relocation
I remember the days when we had to reduce hips in the emergency department and…
Dr Peter Kas13/01/2023
