Syncope Rules Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular Syncope Rules Patients presenting with syncope to the Emergency Department can pose a significant diagnostic challenge. The two…Dr Peter Kas26/01/2023
Diagnosing Ventricular Tachycardia in 5 easy steps Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular Diagnosing Ventricular Tachycardia in 5 easy steps Here is a simple case of potential ventricular tachycardia(VT) How do you manage this? A…Dr Peter Kas30/07/2025
Pericardiocentesis Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularResuscitation Pericardiocentesis How to Perform Pericardiocentesis Pericardiocentesis is used to treat symptomatic pericardial effusions and cardiac tamponade.…Dr Peter Kas26/07/2023
The Unstable Atrial Fibrillation Patient Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularResuscitation The Unstable Atrial Fibrillation Patient THE CASE A 75 yo man is brought into your small rural ED after 3…Dr Peter Kas18/10/2023
Pulseless Electrical Activity Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularResuscitation Pulseless Electrical Activity Pulseless Electrical Activity(PEA) occurs in about 30% of cardiac arrest cases. Given that it's not…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
A patient with nausea, vomiting and lethargy Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularECG's I've Seen A patient with nausea, vomiting and lethargy (Please note this is a free view of this week's 'own the ecg' blog. Enjoy). A…Dr Peter Kas30/07/2025
Seizure, Syncope and Sudden Collapse Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular Seizure, Syncope and Sudden Collapse https://vimeo.com/220458927 Associate Professor Peter Kas presents Seizure, Syncope and Sudden Collapse. The patient with syncope…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Age-Adjusted D-dimer for ruling out pulmonary embolism Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular Age-Adjusted D-dimer for ruling out pulmonary embolism We use D-dimer in patients with a low probability of a pulmonary embolism, to rule…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Non-Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia; What Would You Do? Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularResuscitation Non-Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia; What Would You Do? AÂ 74 year old man who has presented with seizure-like activity. He was not post ictal.…Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023
VT vs SVT with Aberrancy Read more CardiologyCardiovascularECG's I've SeenResuscitation VT vs SVT with Aberrancy The following ECG was sent to me recently. It's a great case and a situation…Dr Peter Kas22/06/2023
Cardiogenic Shock: Which Vasopressor to use Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularECGUncategorized Cardiogenic Shock: Which Vasopressor to use In the patient who presents with cariogenic shock, the cath lab and a stent or…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Syncope Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularRespiratory Syncope Syncope is one of those conditions you either love or hate. I certainly have at…Dr Peter Kas22/06/2023
Wellen’s Syndrome Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular Wellen’s Syndrome Wellen's Syndrome is one of those syndromes that all emergency physicians know about. It's probably…Dr Peter Kas14/11/2024
Spodick’s Sign and Pericarditis Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularECG Spodick’s Sign and Pericarditis Spodick's Sign appears in Stage I of Pericarditis and is a downsloping of the TP…Dr Peter Kas03/08/2023
Which Patients with Pulmonary Embolism should get Thrombolysis? Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularRespiratory Which Patients with Pulmonary Embolism should get Thrombolysis? The diagnosis of pulmonary embolism(PE) is an almost common occurrence in the emergency department. The…Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
External Pacing Read more CardiologyCardiovascularECGECG in 20 secondsECG Of The WeekFellowship Exam External Pacing A 65 year old male is brought to the emergency department. He has had a…Dr Peter Kas13/08/2023