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Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine: Superficial Cervical Plexus Nerve Block
Uses in the Emergency Department:
Blocks in Emergency ... Cervical Plexus Nerve ... Block Uses in ... the Emergency Department ... : Lower ear laceration
Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks
Femoral, Sciatic, Popliteal, Saphenous - Indications, positioning, and anatomy

#Management #Regional #Anesthesia #Local #Lower
Lower Extremity ... Nerve Blocks Femoral ... Anesthesia #Local #Lower ... #Extremity #NerveBlocks
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Lower Limb Local Nerve Blocks

 - Fascia Iliaca
 - Femoral
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Regional Anesthesia - Lower ... Limb Local Nerve ... Blocks - Fascia ... Anesthesia #LowerLimb #Extremity ... #Nerve #Blocks
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
Possible Hypertensive Emergency ... can occur at lower ... hypertension may have extremely ... increased optic nerve ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypertensive Crisis Algorithm - Hypertensive Urgency and Hypertensive Emergency

Blood Pressure Reduction Goals:
 • lower BP up
Hypertensive Crisis Algorithm ... and Hypertensive Emergency ... Reduction Goals: • lower ... #Urgency #Emergency ... #cardiology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... Medical Emergency ... damage to peroneal nerve ... #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
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compression of nerve ... Numbness • E - Emergency ... extremity muscle ... extremity weakness ... extremity reflexes
Emergent Hyperkalemia Treatment Algorithm
ECG changes, weakness, K+ >6.5 Or renal insufficiency with K >5.5 with cellular
Emergent Hyperkalemia ... Treatment Algorithm ... bradycardia, AV blocks ... kayexelate) and others lower ... Hyperkalemia #Treatment #Algorithm
Stepwise management of acute headache in the emergency department 

1) Metoclopramide 10 mg IV or prochlorperazine
headache in the emergency ... greater occipital nerve ... block, emerging ... Management #Stepwise #Algorithm