Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest- Colder may not be better! Read more CardiologyCardiovascularNeurology/NeurosurgeryPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest- Colder may not be better! This is Hot of the Press! November 17th 2013 New England Journal of Medicine, Neilsen…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
You take your eye off the ball for one moment and the next thing you know………… Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut Literature You take your eye off the ball for one moment and the next thing you know………… After 16 years of trying, just when I thought I was starting to get the…Dr Peter Kas23/01/2023
Is incidental Left Bundle Branch Block Benign? Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut Literature Is incidental Left Bundle Branch Block Benign? Here's the case. You see a 24 year old male who presents with a history…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
How can I tell if a wide complex tachycardia is Ventricular Tachycardia(VT) or something else? Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut Literature How can I tell if a wide complex tachycardia is Ventricular Tachycardia(VT) or something else? The story so far: A 72 yo man is brought into your emergency department by…Dr Peter Kas23/01/2023
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut Literature Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome A group of disorders commonly bundled together and known as Pre-excitation Syndromes. Incidence is quite…Dr Peter Kas09/01/2023
PE or NOT PE? That is the Question Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut LiteratureRespiratory 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
Modified Sgarbossa Rule for diagnosing MI in Left Bundle Branch Block Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut Literature Modified Sgarbossa Rule for diagnosing MI in Left Bundle Branch Block Identifying a ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in an ECG with a Left Bundle Branch…Dr Peter Kas23/01/2023
Myocarditis – A case Study Read more CardiologyCardiovascularCase StudiesPapercut Literature Myocarditis – A case Study This week my good friend Dr Will Davies, Emergency Physician extraordinaire, adventurer and all round…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Are we doing harm by giving morphine in chest pain? Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut Literature Are we doing harm by giving morphine in chest pain? Have you ever given morphine to a patient with chest pain? Have you given it…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Early Repolarization, not benign in the inferior leads! Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut Literature Early Repolarization, not benign in the inferior leads! Early repolarization in the right precordial leads(V1-3) occurs in up to 5% of the population…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Clinical Pearl- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Read more CardiologyCardiovascularClinical ExaminationECG's I've SeenFellowship ExamPapercut Literature Clinical Pearl- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy A 24 year old male presents following a syncopal episode. On cardiovascular examination you believe…Dr Peter Kas16/11/2020
The Slam Dunk ECG! Read more CardiologyCardiovascularECG's I've SeenPapercut Literature The Slam Dunk ECG! Hi all. This is a case from a few days ago. I loved it, as…Dr Peter Kas26/01/2023
Is it a FIT or a FAINT? Read more CardiologyCardiovascularFellowship ExamPapercut Literature Is it a FIT or a FAINT? Patients that present with syncope can be challenging purely because syncope is a symptom, not…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
The patient with SOB and chest pain Read more CardiologyCardiovascularFellowship ExamPapercut Literature The patient with SOB and chest pain What does this ECG show? Try it before you go on. From ‘theecglibrary.com’ Let’s use…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
avR – 'the little lead that could' Read more CardiologyCardiovascularECGFellowship ExamPapercut Literature avR – 'the little lead that could' I was teaching ‘The ECG in 20 Seconds’ the other day and again thought about…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Atrial fibrillation revealed Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut Literature Atrial fibrillation revealed Well, some of you are saying, this is the secret of life. When you’ve been practicing…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019