The Crashing Atrial Fibrillation Patient: Part 1 Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular The Crashing Atrial Fibrillation Patient: Part 1 You know this patient. You've probably seen a patient, just like this. They are old,…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Pseudo-Wellens' Syndrome Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularECG Pseudo-Wellens' Syndrome I recently saw post-op patient sent down to the ED (no ICU at this hospital),…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy is a transient syndrome that mimics an acute myocardial infarction(MI) and patients present with…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest- Colder may not be better! Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularNeurology/NeurosurgeryResuscitation Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest- Colder may not be better! This is Hot of the Press! November 17th 2013 New England Journal of Medicine, Neilsen…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
You take your eye off the ball for one moment and the next thing you know………… Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular You take your eye off the ball for one moment and the next thing you know………… After 16 years of trying, just when I thought I was starting to get the…Dr Peter Kas14/11/2024
Is incidental Left Bundle Branch Block Benign? Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular Is incidental Left Bundle Branch Block Benign? Here's the case. You see a 24 year old male who presents with a history…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
How can I tell if a wide complex tachycardia is Ventricular Tachycardia(VT) or something else? Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular How can I tell if a wide complex tachycardia is Ventricular Tachycardia(VT) or something else? The story so far: A 72 yo man is brought into your emergency department by…Dr Peter Kas14/11/2024
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome A group of disorders commonly bundled together and known as Pre-excitation Syndromes. Incidence is quite…Dr Peter Kas09/01/2023
PE or NOT PE? That is the Question Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularRespiratory PE or NOT PE? That is the Question Prasad. V., Rho J., Cifu A., A Metaphor for Medicine in the Evidence Based Medicine…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Modified Sgarbossa Rule for diagnosing MI in Left Bundle Branch Block Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular Modified Sgarbossa Rule for diagnosing MI in Left Bundle Branch Block Identifying a ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in an ECG with a Left Bundle Branch…Dr Peter Kas23/01/2023
Myocarditis – A case Study Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularCase Studies Myocarditis – A case Study This week my good friend Dr Will Davies, Emergency Physician extraordinaire, adventurer and all round…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Are we doing harm by giving morphine in chest pain? Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular Are we doing harm by giving morphine in chest pain? Have you ever given morphine to a patient with chest pain? Have you given it…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Early Repolarization, not benign in the inferior leads! Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular Early Repolarization, not benign in the inferior leads! Early repolarization in the right precordial leads(V1-3) occurs in up to 5% of the population…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Clinical Pearl- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularClinical ExaminationECG's I've SeenFellowship Exam Clinical Pearl- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy A 24 year old male presents following a syncopal episode. On cardiovascular examination you believe…Dr Peter Kas13/11/2024
The Slam Dunk ECG! Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularECG's I've Seen The Slam Dunk ECG! Hi all. This is a case from a few days ago. I loved it, as…Dr Peter Kas26/01/2023
Is it a FIT or a FAINT? Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularFellowship Exam Is it a FIT or a FAINT? Patients that present with syncope can be challenging purely because syncope is a symptom, not…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019