Headache and a near miss case of Temporal Arteritis
Temporal Arteritis also known as Giant Cell Arteritis, affects the medium and large arteries and…
Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
Hypothermia
Hypothermia is defined as any core temperature < 35 degrees Celsius Today I wanted to…
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
The Crashing Asthmatic Patient
The Crashing Asthmatic Patient is perhaps one of the most frightening of patients to treat.…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Treating Patients on Stimulants
Here is a case, you are probably all familiar with: The police arrive with a…
Dr Peter Kas30/07/2025
Perimortem Cesarian Section
Perimortem cesarian section is a rare and stressful procedure that must be performed in a timely…
Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
Hyponatremia
Hyponatremia is a common electrolyte abnormality. It can be acute or chronic. It can occur…
Dr Peter Kas09/11/2024
Status Epilepticus
Convulsive Status Epilepticus accounts for up to 75% of all status epilepticus(1). We recognise it in…
Dr Peter Kas05/05/2023
Lactation Ketoacidosis
CASE A 30 yo woman is transferred to your emergency department from a smaller centre,…
Dr Peter Kas22/10/2020
Fluid Resuscitation in Pancreatitis
Acute pancreatitis carries an overall risk of mortality of 2%, but it may be as…
Dr Peter Kas10/08/2023
Severe Acidosis, Renal Failure and Metformin Toxicity
A Case of Severe Metformin Toxicity The call comes in just after midnight. A 67…
Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
Non-Invasive Ventilation
Introduction If find myself reaching more and more for the non-invasive ventilation, in the COPD…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
The Shock Index to predict hypotension
The Shock Index. Do you use it? Do you know what it is? The Shock…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Continuous vs Interrupted CPR for Survival
A new paper by the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) was published in the NEJM(November 9th…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
A New way to perform Valsalva for Supraventricular Tachycardia(SVT)
Last month, August 25th, the REVERT Trial was published in the LANCET. This study used…
Dr Peter Kas20/01/2023
A New Way to Give Adenosine in SVT
I've been speaking and writing about Supra Ventricular Tachycardia(SVT) a lot recently. Perhaps because of…
Dr Peter Kas08/11/2024
