The Crashing Asthmatic Patient Read more PaediatricsPapercut LiteratureRespiratoryResuscitation 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 Read more Papercut LiteratureResuscitationSepsisToxicology Treating Patients on Stimulants Here is a case, you are probably all familiar with: The police arrive with a…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Perimortem Cesarian Section Read more Obstetrics and GynaecologyPaediatricsPediatric ResuscitationResuscitationSurgery 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 Read more EndocrinePapercut LiteratureResuscitation Hyponatremia Hyponatremia is a common electrolyte abnormality. It can be acute or chronic. It can occur…Dr Peter Kas05/05/2023
Status Epilepticus Read more Neurology/NeurosurgeryPapercut LiteratureResuscitation 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 Read more Case StudiesLabsPapercut LiteratureResuscitation 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 Read more Papercut LiteratureResuscitationSurgery 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 Read more NephrologyPapercut LiteratureResuscitationSepsisToxicology 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 Read more AirwayPapercut LiteratureResuscitation 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 Read more AirwayPapercut LiteratureResuscitation 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 Read more Papercut LiteratureResuscitationUncategorized 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) Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut LiteratureResuscitation 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 Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut LiteratureResuscitation 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 Kas27/06/2019
Trans-venous pacing of bradycardia. Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Trans-venous pacing of bradycardia. This case study involves an elderly gentleman who needed trans-venous pacing. Here is a simple…Dr Peter Kas02/07/2023
The Crashing Atrial Fibrillation Patient- Part 2- What inotrope to use? Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut LiteratureResuscitation The Crashing Atrial Fibrillation Patient- Part 2- What inotrope to use? Let me remind you of the patient we had in part 1 of this blog.…Dr Peter Kas20/01/2023
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