PE or NOT PE? That is the Question Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularRespiratory 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 BlogCardiologyCardiovascular 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 BlogCardiologyCardiovascularCase Studies 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 BlogCardiologyCardiovascular 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 BlogCardiologyCardiovascular 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 BlogCardiologyCardiovascularClinical ExaminationECG's I've SeenFellowship Exam 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 BlogCardiologyCardiovascularECG's I've Seen 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 BlogCardiologyCardiovascularFellowship Exam 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 BlogCardiologyCardiovascularFellowship Exam 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 BlogCardiologyCardiovascularECGFellowship Exam 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 BlogCardiologyCardiovascular 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
CHADS and HASBLED scores Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular CHADS and HASBLED scores We are full of ‘scoring systems’ and ways of calculating risk. Here are two important ones.…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
I’ve got rhythm Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular I’ve got rhythm Atrial Fibrillation is one of the most common ED presentations. Currently it affects about 1%…Dr Peter Kas23/01/2023
Troponins and renal failure Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascular Troponins and renal failure One of the common occurrences is that we have raised troponins in patients with renal impairment.…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Pulmonary embolism Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularRespiratory Pulmonary embolism Pulmonary embolism(PE) is not that common. It appears with a frequency of less than one…Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
Aortic dissection Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularResuscitationSurgery Aortic dissection A 70 plus year old non-English speaking gentleman presented to the emergency department with chest…Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023