Steroids in Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia Read more BlogPapercutRespiratoryResuscitation Steroids in Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia Do steroids decrease mortality in patients with severe community acquired pneumonia? Community acquired pneumonia is…Dr Peter Kas14/02/2024
Pulmonary Embolism Read more BlogCardiologyRespiratory Pulmonary Embolism CASE A 64 yo patient is referred to the emergency department(ED) with a persistent tachycardia.…Dr Peter Kas27/10/2023
Why is the CO2 so high? Read more ABGBlogRespiratory Why is the CO2 so high? A 29 yo female presents with tachycardia and shortness of breath and some pleuritic chest…Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of DVT and PE Read more BlogCardiologyRespiratory Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of DVT and PE This is a review of the updated guidelines on Diagnosis and Management of DVT and…Dr Peter Kas05/05/2023
Let’s MacGyver some equipment for COVID-19 Read more AirwayBlogCOVID-19RespiratoryUncategorized Let’s MacGyver some equipment for COVID-19 We all remember MacGyver. He'd had a toothpick and a piece of thread and voila,…Dr Peter Kas15/07/2023
How to Read the CTPA Read more Fellowship ExamRadiologyRespiratoryUncategorized How to Read the CTPA CTPA's are sometimes quite confusing to read. A simple approach, based on differentiating the anatomy…Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023
5 Things to Think About in a Wheezy Child Read more BlogPaediatricsRespiratory 5 Things to Think About in a Wheezy Child Minimal Handling Stop touching the patient. Often enough in paediatrics, more is not better. This…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
The Crashing Asthmatic Patient Read more BlogPaediatricsRespiratoryResuscitation The Crashing Asthmatic Patient The Crashing Asthmatic Patient is perhaps one of the most frightening of patients to treat.…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Syncope Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularRespiratory Syncope Syncope is one of those conditions you either love or hate. I certainly have at…Dr Peter Kas22/06/2023
Which Patients with Pulmonary Embolism should get Thrombolysis? Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularRespiratory 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
More Non-Invasive Ventilation Read more AirwayBlogRespiratory More Non-Invasive Ventilation Following the video on how to use non-invasive ventilation, I was asked to briefly again…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
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
How Big is that Pneumothorax? Read more BlogRespiratory How Big is that Pneumothorax? Can you easily calculate the size of a pneumothorax? Does the size matter? Calculating the…Dr Peter Kas05/06/2020
The Deep Sulcus Sign and more. Read more BlogRadiologyRespiratoryTrauma The Deep Sulcus Sign and more. Have you ever had a chest X-ray in someone that might have a pneumothorax, but…Dr Peter Kas10/01/2023
The Many Faces of Tuberculosis Read more BlogInfectious DiseasesRespiratory The Many Faces of Tuberculosis As many of you who regularly read this blog will know, I have…Dr Peter Kas10/01/2023
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