A Clinical Risk Score to Identify Serious Causes of Vertigo Read more Neurology/NeurosurgeryPapercut Literature A Clinical Risk Score to Identify Serious Causes of Vertigo The patient with vertigo can be a clinical challenge. Patients may describe their symptoms as…Dr Peter Kas15/08/2024
Is this a pacemaker malfunction? Read more CardiologyECG Of The WeekPapercut Literature Is this a pacemaker malfunction? A patient who presents to the your Emergency Department with a non-cardiac issue has the…Dr Peter Kas13/08/2024
Acute Aortic Syndrome Read more CardiologyPapercut Literature Acute Aortic Syndrome A 72 yo patient presents with what appears to be a pre syncopal episode at…Dr Peter Kas08/08/2024
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: Pearls for diagnosis Read more Neurology/NeurosurgeryPapercut LiteratureUncategorized Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: Pearls for diagnosis A 68 yo patient presents with a complaint of having developed sudden onset of dizziness,…Dr Peter Kas02/08/2024
Zero Point Survey Read more CognitivePapercut LiteratureResuscitation Zero Point Survey The 'zero-point survey' is the pre-primary survey. It is about preparing self, the team, the…Dr Peter Kas25/07/2024
5 Steps to Diagnosing Diplopia Read more Neurology/NeurosurgeryPapercut LiteratureUncategorized 5 Steps to Diagnosing Diplopia A patient presents with a complaint of diplopia. "I've been seeing double since last night.…Dr Peter Kas25/07/2024
ARREST Trial Read more Papercut LiteratureResuscitationUncategorized ARREST Trial The survival from out of hospital cardiac arrest varies from region to region. This makers…Dr Peter Kas18/07/2024
Diagnostic Testing for Suspected SAH in the ED Read more NeurosurgeryPapercut Literature Diagnostic Testing for Suspected SAH in the ED Non-traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) accounts for 5% of acute headache presentations to the emergency department.…Dr Peter Kas14/06/2024
Modified Valsalva plus Adenosine for reverting SVT Read more CardiologyEMM Lit ReviewPapercut LiteratureSVT Modified Valsalva plus Adenosine for reverting SVT Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), is a non-ischaemic tachyarrhythmia, with which patients, not uncommonly, present to…Dr Peter Kas10/10/2024
Early vs Late Advanced Airway in OHCA Read more AirwayEMM Lit ReviewPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Early vs Late Advanced Airway in OHCA Advanced airway is seen as a definitive and reliable means of establishing protected ventilation and…Dr Peter Kas10/10/2024
Massive Upper GI Bleed Read more GastroenterologyHaematologyPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Massive Upper GI Bleed Upper Gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) affects approximately 1 in 1000 of the population per year and…Dr Peter Kas07/06/2024
Magnesium in Atrial Fibrillation: Does it Cardiovert ? Read more CardiologyECG Of The WeekPapercut Literature Magnesium in Atrial Fibrillation: Does it Cardiovert ? A 63 yo patient presents to the emergency department at 11pm at night in new…Dr Peter Kas13/08/2024
Adrenaline vs Noradrenaline post Resuscitation Read more BradycardiaCardiac ArrestCardiac ResuscitationEMM Lit ReviewPapercut LiteratureResuscitationUncategorized Adrenaline vs Noradrenaline post Resuscitation Up to one third of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest(OHCA) have impaired myocardial contractility and…Dr Peter Kas10/10/2024
Predicting Spontaneous Reversion of New Atrial Fibrillation Read more CardiologyPapercut Literature Predicting Spontaneous Reversion of New Atrial Fibrillation What if we could predict which patients with recent onset of atrial fibrillation are more…Dr Peter Kas10/05/2024
Hyperkalaemia: Can the ECG predict when to treat? Read more ECG Of The WeekPapercut Literature Hyperkalaemia: Can the ECG predict when to treat? A 65 yo patient with a history of hypertension and mild renal impairment, presents to…Dr Peter Kas02/05/2024
Methylene Blue for patients with septic shock: Prime time? Read more EMM Lit ReviewPapercut LiteratureResuscitationSepsisUncategorized Methylene Blue for patients with septic shock: Prime time? A 78 yo patients presents with tachycardia and hypotension. There has been a recent episode…Dr Peter Kas10/10/2024