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Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine: Interscalene Brachial Plexus Nerve Block
Uses in the Emergency Department:
and mid-humerus fracture ... , reduction of shoulder ... #interscalene #brachial ... block #ultrasound #anesthesia ... #pocus
Interscalene Nerve Block on POCUS
Fracture/dislocation of a shoulder. Pt hypoxic/hypovent due to opiates. When your rock
Interscalene Nerve ... Fracture/dislocation ... of a shoulder. ... #pain #local #anesthesia ... #msk
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... Pain: • Fracture ... #differential #diagnosis ... #lower #extremity ... #msk #physicalexam
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... saddle (perineal) anesthesia ... damage to peroneal nerve ... such as fibular fracture ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
- Ensure leg ... affected part should ... irreversible muscle and nerve ... • Diagnosis: ... #Emergencies #diagnosis