Troponins and renal failure
One of the common occurrences is that we have raised troponins in patients with renal impairment.…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Dizziness and vertigo
A 67 year old patient comes to the emergency department with a complaint of dizziness. He…
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism(PE) is not that common. It appears with a frequency of less than one…
Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
Aortic dissection
A 70 plus year old non-English speaking gentleman presented to the emergency department with chest…
Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
ECG in 20 seconds explained
OK here it is! We’ve just finished and amazing Cardiac Course (next year’s course now open) at…
Dr Peter Kas13/08/2023
Inferior infarct: what else to look for
In this video, Dr Sam Bendall presents one of many cases at our ECG workshop.…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
How not to miss an AMI
This is an excerpt from a lecture in the ‘Cardiac Notes’ by Assoc Professor Kas,…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
ECG in 20 seconds
One of the unfortunate consequences of busier ED’s is we do more of everything. Every…
Dr Peter Kas13/11/2024
The new resuscitation guidelines
The new Australian Resuscitation Guidelines are out. We were waiting to see if they took…
Dr Peter Kas09/01/2023
Scombroid poisoning
A 32 year old woman presents with a severe, sudden onset of throbbing headache, facial…
Dr Peter Kas30/01/2023
I see double – diplopia of what cause?
A 63 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with the complaint of diplopia.…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
How to put someone into ventricular tachycardia
Picture this scene. You walk into an acute cubicle. “What’s going on here?”“This 19 year old…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Stevens-Johnson syndrome
It is sometimes called Erythema Multiforme Major and is a severe skin involvement with bullous…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
What rash is this?
An 8 month girl is brought to the Emergency Department by her parents. She has…
Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
Shoulder dislocation – the FARES method of reduction
I’ve been doing a locum the last few days and have had a large number…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Gastro or ectopic?
A 34 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department for the second time in…
Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
