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
Can the ECG help us differentiate PE from ACS? Read more BlogCardiologyECG Of The WeekUncategorized Can the ECG help us differentiate PE from ACS? Pulmonary embolism(PE) and Acute Coronary Syndrome(ACS) causing ischaemia can sometimes be difficult to clinically differentiate.…Dr Peter Kas17/10/2023
Capnography to guide ventilation in cardiac arrest Read more AirwayBlog Capnography to guide ventilation in cardiac arrest The End tidal CO2 (ETCO2), is measured at the end of expiration and used to…Dr Peter Kas20/11/2023
The Right Ventricular Spiral of Death Read more BlogCardiac ResuscitationCardiovascularpulmonary embolism The Right Ventricular Spiral of Death The right ventricular spiral of death in PE is very real and very scary. We…Dr Peter Kas05/05/2023
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
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
Pulseless Electrical Activity Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularResuscitation Pulseless Electrical Activity Pulseless Electrical Activity(PEA) occurs in about 30% of cardiac arrest cases. Given that it's not…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Age-Adjusted D-dimer for ruling out pulmonary embolism Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular Age-Adjusted D-dimer for ruling out pulmonary embolism We use D-dimer in patients with a low probability of a pulmonary embolism, to rule…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
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
The ECG’s of Pulmonary Embolism Read more BlogECGECG Of The WeekECG Quiz The ECG’s of Pulmonary Embolism Let me start by saying that some pulmonary embolisms(PE)’s are obvious. In those, you don’t…Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023
How Dangerous is Pulmonary Embolism? Read more AirwayBlogCardiologyCardiovascular How Dangerous is Pulmonary Embolism? How Dangerous is Pulmonary Embolism? The diagnosis and management of pulmonary embolism(PE), like most things…Dr Peter Kas19/01/2023
The ECG of Pulmonary Embolism Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularECG The ECG of Pulmonary Embolism There are several distinct ECG patterns in pulmonary embolism A CASE A 36 yo male presents…Dr Peter Kas09/12/2019
Thromboembolism in the Post-Partum Period Read more BlogHaematology Thromboembolism in the Post-Partum Period Patients presenting to the Emergency Department with signs or symptoms which might be indicative of…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
The ECG’s of Syncope Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularECGECG Of The WeekECG Quiz The ECG’s of Syncope I'm not sure about you, but I seem to be seeing more patients with syncope…Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023