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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 ... #Local #Lower #Extremity ... Anatomy #Femoral #Sciatic
Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
potentially compress the sciatic ... Pain in the sciatic ... Piriformis #FAIR #Test #sciatica ... #lumbar #clinical
Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
Pain in the sciatic ... Freibergs #Test #sciatica ... #lumbar #clinical
Slump Test for Sciatica

A variant of the Straight Leg Raise (SLR) and the Lasègue's tests, the
Slump Test for Sciatica ... Straight Leg Raise (SLR ... designed to place the sciatic ... #Slump #Test #Sciatica ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Slump Test for Sciatica

A variant of the Straight Leg Raise (SLR) and the Lasègue's tests, the
Slump Test for Sciatica ... Straight Leg Raise (SLR ... designed to place the sciatic ... #Slump #Test #Sciatica ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Sciatic Nerve Block on POCUS

For which of the following conditions is this block effective?
Resolution: Sciatica symptoms
Sciatic Nerve Block ... Resolution: Sciatica ... #Sciatic #NerveBlock ... #POCUS #Sciatica ... #clinical #ultrasound
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... Low back pain, sciatica ... #LowerLimb #Extremity
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
pain (LBP) • Sciatica ... Inspection - lower extremity ... unilateral lower extremity ... or absent lower extremity
Transgluteal Sciatic Nerve Block on POCUS
Transgluteal SNB. My 6th pt. Gratifying to see someone who can
Transgluteal Sciatic ... the bed due to sciatica ... #Transgluteal #Sciatic ... NerveBlock #POCUS #clinical
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
compression • Sciatica ... cyanosis - Cool extremity ... diagnosis #lower #extremity