Thoracic Aortic Dissection: 5 things to make the diagnosis Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular Thoracic Aortic Dissection: 5 things to make the diagnosis CASE A 70 year old man, is brought to the Emergency Department by ambulance. He…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
The ECG of Pulmonary Embolism Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularECG The ECG of Pulmonary Embolism There are several distinct ECG patterns in pulmonary embolism A CASE A 36 yo male presents…Dr Peter Kas09/12/2019
How To Read The Paediatric ECG Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularECGECG's I've Seen How To Read The Paediatric ECG Below is an ECG taken of a 0ne week old infant, who has some shortness…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Wolff-Parkinson-White Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularUncategorized Wolff-Parkinson-White Introduction Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome occurs in about 0.3% of the population (1), although this is an…Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
A New way to perform Valsalva for Supraventricular Tachycardia(SVT) Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularResuscitation A New way to perform Valsalva for Supraventricular Tachycardia(SVT) Last month, August 25th, the REVERT Trial was published in the LANCET. This study used…Dr Peter Kas20/01/2023
De Winter’s T waves Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularECGECG's I've Seen De Winter’s T waves De Winter's T Waves were first described by De Winter in an article to the editor…Dr Peter Kas02/02/2023
Pericarditis, Benign Early Depolarisation or STEMI Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularECG's I've SeenUncategorized Pericarditis, Benign Early Depolarisation or STEMI Differentiating between Pericarditis, Benign Early Depolarisation and ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction can sometimes be difficult.…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
A New Way to Give Adenosine in SVT Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularResuscitation A New Way to Give Adenosine in SVT I've been speaking and writing about Supra Ventricular Tachycardia(SVT) a lot recently. Perhaps because of…Dr Peter Kas08/11/2024
Electrolytes and the Heart Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular Electrolytes and the Heart I was talking to a group of my junior registrars the other day about cardiac…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Supraventricular Tachycardia(SVT) in Infants Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularPaediatrics Supraventricular Tachycardia(SVT) in Infants A mother brings her 7 month old son to the Emergency Department, as he has…Dr Peter Kas11/01/2023
The HEART Score for sorting Low Risk Chest Pain Patients Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular The HEART Score for sorting Low Risk Chest Pain Patients The patient with chest pain is the most common presentation to Emergency Departments. And certainly…Dr Peter Kas13/11/2024
Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular Chest Pain: How Sure Are We at Predicting? Here’s a scary problem …. If I was a paramedic, not an emergency physician with…Dr Peter Kas08/04/2022
Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Syncope Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularECGRespiratoryUncategorized Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Syncope HOT OFF THE PRESS Prandoni P et al. Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism among Patients Hospitalised…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Trans-venous pacing of bradycardia. Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularResuscitation Trans-venous pacing of bradycardia. This case study involves an elderly gentleman who needed trans-venous pacing. Here is a simple…Dr Peter Kas02/07/2023
The ECG’s of Syncope Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularECGECG Of The WeekECG Quiz The ECG’s of Syncope I'm not sure about you, but I seem to be seeing more patients with syncope…Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023
The Crashing Atrial Fibrillation Patient- Part 2- What inotrope to use? Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularResuscitation The Crashing Atrial Fibrillation Patient- Part 2- What inotrope to use? Let me remind you of the patient we had in part 1 of this blog.…Dr Peter Kas14/11/2024