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POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Lower Limb Local Nerve Blocks

 - Fascia Iliaca
 - Femoral
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POCUS - Regional Anesthesia ... - Lower Limb Local ... Nerve Blocks ... - Obturator #Management ... #Blocks #POCUS
Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks
Femoral, Sciatic, Popliteal, Saphenous - Indications, positioning, and anatomy

#Management #Regional #Anesthesia #Local #Lower
Lower Extremity ... Nerve Blocks Femoral ... and anatomy #Management ... #Regional #Anesthesia ... #Local #Lower #
Acute Esophageal Necrosis
History: Hematemesis and/or melena (70%), Dysphagia, Epigastric/chest pain, Sepsis
Diagnosis EGD and Biopsy
Differential: Melanosis, Melanoma,
Acute Esophageal ... EGD and Biopsy Differential ... Braghirol @KBrag_MD #Acute ... Esophageal #Necrosis #black ... #gastroenterology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
compression of nerve ... spine • MCC- acute ... • S - Saddle anesthesia ... constipation Differential ... Equina #syndrome #differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Immobilization) • Acute ... Paralysis 4) Paresthesia ... #Leg #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #lower
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... Abdominal cutaneous nerve ... aneurysms • Acute ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
heart rate or bradycardia ... thrombosis • Acute ... pupil with third nerve ... hemiplegic or anesthetic ... symptoms #clues #differential
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
• Initial Management ... irreversible muscle and nerve ... days after an acute ... progresses to anaesthesia ... characterised by bradycardia
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ab to AChR blocks ... life-threatening Differential ... - Repetitive nerve ... aspiration and acute ... Gravis #diagnosis #management