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POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Trunk Local Nerve Block

 - Thoracic Paravertebral
 - Erector Spinae
 -
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia ... - Trunk Local Nerve ... Block - Thoracic ... Pecs - Breast Surgery ... Blocks #POCUS #Ultrasound
US guided musculocutaneous nerve block for forearm laceration.  Short axis of needle and nerve are
musculocutaneous nerve ... block for forearm ... NerveBlock #POCUS #Ultrasound ... Clinical #Transverse #MSK ... #Anesthesia #Pain
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Infection: Cellulitis, Abscess ... : - Epidural abscess ... (Risks: Recent surgery ... Paralysis 4) Paresthesia ... lower #extremity #msk
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
• Infection (abscess ... Incontinence • Saddle Anesthesia ... damage to sacral nerves ... immediate MRI and surgery ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK
Left Forearm Abscess on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Our patient was a 19-year-old male with past
Left Forearm Abscess ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... subsequent hand surgery ... #Abscess #MSK # ... POCUS #Ultrasound
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
optimized before surgery ... specific questions to ask ... complications from anesthesia ... Assess functional ... upper abdominal/thoracic