Capnography Read more AirwayCardiac ResuscitationPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Capnography Understanding capnography and being able to decipher the waveforms, can give us critical information on a…Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023
Is there anything New in Cardiac Failure? Read more Cardiovascular Is there anything New in Cardiac Failure? https://player.vimeo.com/video/220271573 In this video, A/Prof Kas looks at the new guidelines on heart failure and…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
The 6 Human Needs Read more Papercut LiteratureWellbeing The 6 Human Needs As part of a talk on ‘Dealing with Difficult People’, I gave at EMCORE Hong…Dr Peter Kas25/01/2023
Should we bring Bretylium back in cardiac arrest? Read more Cardiac ResuscitationPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Should we bring Bretylium back in cardiac arrest? Following a brief presentation at EMCore Hong Kong in April of this year, that challenged…Dr Peter Kas03/08/2023
Upright T wave in V1 Read more CardiologyCardiovascularECGPapercut Literature Upright T wave in V1 A 65 year old woman presents with a 20 minute episode of chest pain. Her…Dr Peter Kas02/07/2023
Syncope in Children Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPaediatricsPapercut Literature Syncope in Children Syncope is not uncommon, occurring in up to 25% of children. Most causes are benign,…Dr Peter Kas06/09/2023
Smith’s Fracture Diagnosis and Management Read more OrthopaedicsPapercut Literature Smith’s Fracture Diagnosis and Management A 15 yo male with a Smith’s Fracture. The patient had fallen onto his flexed…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Apnoeic Oxygenation in Resuscitation: Is it time? Read more AirwayApnoeic OxygenationCardiac ResuscitationPapercut LiteraturePre-oxygenationResuscitation Apnoeic Oxygenation in Resuscitation: Is it time? We are finally seeing the years of airway in resuscitation dogma being challenged. The original…Dr Peter Kas12/12/2022
HEAD-UP CPR Read more Cardiac ResuscitationPapercut LiteratureResuscitation HEAD-UP CPR Image Source: jems.com You may have heard of Head-Up CPR as a new approach to…Dr Peter Kas04/05/2023
Phlegmasia Cerulean Dolens Read more Papercut LiteratureVascular Phlegmasia Cerulean Dolens CASE A 35 yo woman presents with a painful blue swollen leg, that occurred rapidly,…Dr Peter Kas03/08/2023
The ‘Lightbulb Sign’ doesn’t always mean a posterior dislocation Read more OrthopaedicsPapercut Literature The ‘Lightbulb Sign’ doesn’t always mean a posterior dislocation A 35 yo woman presents to the emergency department with a complaint of shoulder dislocation.…Dr Peter Kas22/06/2023
The unstable patient with massive PV bleed Read more Obstetrics and GynaecologyPapercut LiteratureResuscitation The unstable patient with massive PV bleed The Case It was a quiet Sunday afternoon in a small ED (sounds like the…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Will Paramedic-2 change my practice? Read more Cardiac ResuscitationPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Will Paramedic-2 change my practice? If you haven’t caught the newly published Paramedic-2 trial, here’s a brief rant that tells…Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
The Patient with Diplopia Read more Neurology/NeurosurgeryPapercut Literature The Patient with Diplopia A 58 yo male presents to the emergency department with an 8 hour history of…Dr Peter Kas22/06/2023
A 51 year old with collapse Read more Cardiac ResuscitationECGECG Of The WeekECG QuizUncategorized A 51 year old with collapse The case A 51 year old male is brought into ED after collapsing at work.…Dr Peter Kas13/08/2023
A 29 yo male with sudden onset of flaccid paralysis Read more EndocrinePapercut Literature A 29 yo male with sudden onset of flaccid paralysis The Case A Previously well 29 year old male awoke at 0630hrs unable to move…Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023