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…
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
CHADS and HASBLED scores
We are full of ‘scoring systems’ and ways of calculating risk. Here are two important ones.…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
I’ve got rhythm
Atrial Fibrillation is one of the most common ED presentations. Currently it affects about 1%…
Dr Peter Kas23/01/2023
