Why is there a bag of balls in this man’s left lung?
Came across this interesting X-ray the other day. These are PLOMBAGE balls. From the latin…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Neck lump in a child
A 2 year old girl is brought into the Emergency Department by her parents. She…
ECG in 20 seconds explained
OK here it is! We’ve just finished and amazing Cardiac Course (next year’s course now open) at…
Dr Peter Kas13/08/2023
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
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
The new resuscitation guidelines
The new Australian Resuscitation Guidelines are out. We were waiting to see if they took…
Dr Peter Kas09/01/2023
I see double – diplopia of what cause?
A 63 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with the complaint of diplopia.…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Stevens-Johnson syndrome
It is sometimes called Erythema Multiforme Major and is a severe skin involvement with bullous…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
What rash is this?
An 8 month girl is brought to the Emergency Department by her parents. She has…
Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
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
Syncope
This is one of my favourite areas, as patients present very frequently with this symptom.…
Dr Peter Kas02/02/2023
Hydrofluoric Acid Burns
Hydrofluoric Acid Burns can be very serious burns, with fatalities documented at <5% burns area.…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
What do I study if I’m sitting the Fellowship Exam in two weeks?
Someone asked me the other day, "What topics should I study if I were to…
Dr Peter Kas25/01/2023
The glue sniffer’s mother – a case study
Some people have asked me to present an old case I put up at the “Airway,…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
