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Interscalene Nerve Block on POCUS
Fracture/dislocation of a shoulder. Pt hypoxic/hypovent due to opiates. When your rock
Interscalene Nerve ... Fracture/dislocation ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical #pain ... #msk
US guided musculocutaneous nerve block for forearm laceration.  Short axis of needle and nerve are
block for forearm ... Musculocutaneous #NerveBlock ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... Clinical #Transverse #MSK ... #Anesthesia #Pain
Reduction of Anterior Shoulder Dislocation

This young man presented to the ER with a Shoulder Dislocation. He
was in so much pain ... an Interscalene Nerve ... Block using just ... video #procedure #physicalexam ... #msk
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... #differential #diagnosis ... #lower #extremity ... #msk #physicalexam
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Upper Extremity ... Anterior Shoulder Dislocation ... regimental badge" anesthesia ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Reduction of Patellar Dislocation 
Most patellar dislocations are lateral, and they often reduce on their own.
or recline with hips ... knee⁣⁣ • usually pain ... consider a femoral nerve ... block or ketorolac⁣⁣ ... #Procedure #MSK
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
• Cauda Equina Syndrome ... - Low back pain ... saddle (perineal) anesthesia ... damage to peroneal nerve ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis
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 ... • S - Saddle anesthesia ... Differential Diagnosis ... cord infarct • HIV ... #differential #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
paralysis of all extremity ... Hands or feet • Pain ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... Albuminocytologic dissociation ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... fracture - Patellar dislocation ... #differential #diagnosis ... #msk #physicalexam