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Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks
Femoral, Sciatic, Popliteal, Saphenous - Indications, positioning, and anatomy

#Management #Regional #Anesthesia #Local #Lower
Lower Extremity ... Blocks Femoral, Sciatic ... Management #Regional #Anesthesia ... #Local #Lower # ... Anatomy #Femoral #Sciatic
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... Unexpected total power ... reliability of power ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... Low back pain, sciatica ... saddle (perineal) anesthesia
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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pain (LBP) • Sciatica ... • S - Saddle anesthesia ... • after spinal anaesthesia ... Inspection - lower ... Palpation - lower
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... wet packs • Lower ... for crises in anaesthesia ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
may radiate into lower ... Commonly work related ... Sciatica (Radicular ... #Lower #BackPain
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
compression • Sciatica ... Paralysis 4) Paresthesia ... differential #diagnosis #lower