The Killer Rash That Wasn’t Read more DermatologyPapercut Literature The Killer Rash That Wasn’t A little more relaxed with this blog....but it is soo important. William Osler, Â is one…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Are they Medically Cleared? Read more MedicalPapercut Literature Are they Medically Cleared? "Are they medically cleared?" Â How many times do we hear this? Â Usually its from mental…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
An Unusual Foreign Body in the Airway Read more Advanced Airway TopicsAirwayPapercut LiteratureThe Failed Airway An Unusual Foreign Body in the Airway During a recent stint at a regional base hospital in NSW I was faced with…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Hyponatraemia- Working it out Read more LabsPapercut Literature Hyponatraemia- Working it out Hyponatraemia is the most common electrolyte abnormality that we see. It's important to be able…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
A New Fever Coming to an ED Near You Read more Infectious DiseasesPapercut Literature A New Fever Coming to an ED Near You Aedes albopictus mosquito feeding On 26th April 2013 2 cases of Chikungunya Fever were reported…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
How to Put on a Thumb Spica Read more OrthopaedicsPapercut Literature How to Put on a Thumb Spica Fractures of the wrist or forearm are one of the most common diagnoses we make…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
The GuideIN tube seeks out the trachea Read more AirwayPapercut LiteratureThe Failed Airway The GuideIN tube seeks out the trachea What's this? A device that seeks and finds the trachea and intubates the patient?......enter the…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Are you still using cricoid pressure? STOP IT! Read more AirwayNeedle CricothyrotomyPapercut Literature Are you still using cricoid pressure? STOP IT! For years we have been using cricoid pressure in the emergency airway, so as to…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Why I love vascular ultrasound! Read more Papercut LiteratureResuscitationUncategorizedVascular Why I love vascular ultrasound! I remember a time before the ultrasound when all the central lines I would do…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
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: AÂ 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
Afebrile Febrile Convulsions – What? Read more PaediatricsPapercut Literature Afebrile Febrile Convulsions – What? How can you have an afebrile febrile convulsion? Well, it turns out you can. It…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Bedside Ultrasound and Renal Colic Read more NephrologyPapercut LiteratureUrology Bedside Ultrasound and Renal Colic Can Bedside Ultrasound be a Tool in the Assessment and Management of Renal Colic? Bedside…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Carotid Dissection-When to Suspect, When to Scan. Read more Papercut LiteratureTraumaVascular Carotid Dissection-When to Suspect, When to Scan. Have you ever wanted to order a test, especially a radiological one and after hours…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019