The patient with SOB and chest pain Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularFellowship Exam The patient with SOB and chest pain What does this ECG show? Try it before you go on. From ‘theecglibrary.com’ Let’s use…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
avR – 'the little lead that could' Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularECGFellowship Exam avR – 'the little lead that could' I was teaching ‘The ECG in 20 Seconds’ the other day and again thought about…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Atrial fibrillation revealed Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular Atrial fibrillation revealed Well, some of you are saying, this is the secret of life. When you’ve been practicing…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
CHADS and HASBLED scores Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular CHADS and HASBLED scores We are full of ‘scoring systems’ and ways of calculating risk. Here are two important ones.…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
I’ve got rhythm Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular I’ve got rhythm Atrial Fibrillation is one of the most common ED presentations. Currently it affects about 1%…Dr Peter Kas23/01/2023
Troponins and renal failure Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular Troponins and renal failure One of the common occurrences is that we have raised troponins in patients with renal impairment.…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Pulmonary embolism Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularRespiratory Pulmonary embolism Pulmonary embolism(PE) is not that common. It appears with a frequency of less than one…Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
Aortic dissection Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularResuscitationSurgery Aortic dissection A 70 plus year old non-English speaking gentleman presented to the emergency department with chest…Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
Inferior infarct: what else to look for Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularCase StudiesECG's I've SeenFellowship Exam Inferior infarct: what else to look for In this video, Dr Sam Bendall presents one of many cases at our ECG workshop.…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
How not to miss an AMI Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular How not to miss an AMI This is an excerpt from a lecture in the ‘Cardiac Notes’ by Assoc Professor Kas,…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
ECG in 20 seconds Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularECG in 20 secondsECG Of The WeekFellowship ExamMInutes to Mastery ECG in 20 seconds One of the unfortunate consequences of busier ED’s is we do more of everything. Every…Dr Peter Kas13/11/2024
How to put someone into ventricular tachycardia Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularResuscitation How to put someone into ventricular tachycardia Picture this scene. You walk into an acute cubicle. “What’s going on here?”“This 19 year old…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Sinus tachycardia or is it flutter? Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularECG's I've Seen Sinus tachycardia or is it flutter? A 39 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with palpitations. She has seen…Dr Peter Kas17/01/2023
Electrical injury – who needs to be monitored? Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularResuscitationTrauma Electrical injury – who needs to be monitored? Electrical injury, although not a common occurence can present with significant injury. Often the extent…Dr Peter Kas13/01/2023
Ventricular tachycardia and methadone Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularCase StudiesResuscitation Ventricular tachycardia and methadone Here's an interesting cardiac case we had the other day. A 42 year old male…Dr Peter Kas13/01/2023
Could this be a pulmonary embolism? Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularFellowship ExamRespiratoryResuscitation Could this be a pulmonary embolism? In a previous blog we looked at the following patient who presented to the emergency…Dr Peter Kas13/01/2023