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?
AÂ 74 year old man who has presented with seizure-like activity. He was not post ictal.…
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
In the patient who presents with cariogenic shock, the cath lab and a stent or…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Syncope
Syncope is one of those conditions you either love or hate. I certainly have at…
Dr Peter Kas22/06/2023
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
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?
The diagnosis of pulmonary embolism(PE) is an almost common occurrence in the emergency department. The…
Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
External Pacing
A 65 year old male is brought to the emergency department. He has had a…
Dr Peter Kas13/08/2023
How Dangerous is Pulmonary Embolism?
How Dangerous is Pulmonary Embolism? The diagnosis and management of pulmonary embolism(PE), like most things…
Dr Peter Kas19/01/2023
Amiodarone vs Procainamide for Ventricular Tachycardia
The PROCAMIO Study(1) This was a randomised (non-blinded) open labelled study. 62 haemodynamically stable patients…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Is Ventricular Bigeminy Benign? Which Patients Need treatment?
Introduction What do you do with the patient that has ventricular bigeminy? Is it benign?…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
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
There are several distinct ECGÂ patterns in pulmonary embolism A CASE A 36 yo male presents…
Dr Peter Kas09/12/2019
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
Introduction Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome occurs in about 0.3% of the population (1), although this is an…
Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
