Airway Pearls for intubating the Obese Patient Read more Advanced Airway TopicsAirwayApnoeic OxygenationBasic Airway TopicsBlog Airway Pearls for intubating the Obese Patient CASE A 25 yo male presents to the emergency department with palpitations and shortness of…Dr Peter Kas02/07/2023
The Impossible Airway Made Possible: Induction to Laryngoscopy Read more AirwayApnoeic OxygenationBlog The Impossible Airway Made Possible: Induction to Laryngoscopy In this part of the Impossible Airway Made Possible, I want to specifically look at…Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
The Best Resuscitation Papers in the last 2 years Read more BlogResuscitation The Best Resuscitation Papers in the last 2 years Here is a summary of some of the best resuscitation papers introduced at the EMCORE…Dr Peter Kas02/09/2022
GCS alone to predict Traumatic Brain Injury: Can it lead to a delay in appropriate patient care? Read more BlogResuscitationTrauma Resuscitation GCS alone to predict Traumatic Brain Injury: Can it lead to a delay in appropriate patient care? The Glascow Coma Score(GCS) has long been used as a marker of brain injury severity,…Dr Peter Kas25/01/2023
Hip Dislocation Read more BlogOrthopaedics Hip Dislocation Introduction This review is based on a great journal article just published (1) The most…Dr Peter Kas22/06/2023
NOACs and a Patient with Palpitations Read more BlogCardiology NOACs and a Patient with Palpitations Below is a case of a 60 yo patient with palpitations, who is commenced on…Dr Peter Kas08/11/2024
Emergency vs Delayed Coronary Angiography for Patients with Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Read more BlogCardiac Resuscitation Emergency vs Delayed Coronary Angiography for Patients with Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest This is a review of a recent paper in JAMA Cardiology:Hauw-Berlemont C et al. Emergency…Dr Peter Kas03/08/2023
Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Haemorrhage. Read more BlogNeurology/NeurosurgeryResuscitation Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Haemorrhage. The 2022 Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Haemorrhage have just been released by the American…Dr Peter Kas09/11/2024
Does Fluid Restriction in Septic Shock result in Better Outcomes? Read more BlogResuscitationSepsis Does Fluid Restriction in Septic Shock result in Better Outcomes? Literature Review: Restriction of Intravenous Fluids in ICU Patients with Septic Shock. NEJM 386;26. June…Dr Peter Kas19/01/2023
Diplopia Read more BlogNeurology/Neurosurgery Diplopia A lot of people have asked for the Diplopia lecture I gave in Sydney last…Dr Peter Kas14/05/2023
Epicardial Fat Necrosis Read more BlogCardiology Epicardial Fat Necrosis Epicardial fat necrosis is a rare, benign, self limiting condition that can mimic more serious…Dr Peter Kas14/11/2024
Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department Read more BlogCardiology Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department Here are two cases of patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Would you treat them in the…Dr Peter Kas14/11/2024
The Right Ventricular Spiral of Death Read more BlogCardiac ResuscitationCardiovascularpulmonary embolism The Right Ventricular Spiral of Death The right ventricular spiral of death in PE is very real and very scary. We…Dr Peter Kas08/11/2024
Continuous CPR vs 30:2 Read more BlogEvidence Continuous CPR vs 30:2 Getting CPR right is important. We talk about rate and depth and recoil and duty…Dr Peter Kas16/11/2021
Why is the CO2 so high? Read more ABGBlogRespiratory Why is the CO2 so high? A 29 yo female presents with tachycardia and shortness of breath and some pleuritic chest…Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
ACE Inhibitor mediated Angioedema Read more Advanced Airway TopicsAirwayBlog ACE Inhibitor mediated Angioedema A 71 year old male with a history of COPD and heavy ongoing smoking habit,…Dr Peter Kas08/11/2024