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Cervical Paramedial Translaminar Peridural Block - POCUS Assisted Instructions

- Sergi Boada Pie
@Sebopi

#Cervical #Paramedial #Translaminar #Peridural #Block
Cervical Paramedial ... Translaminar Peridural ... Block - POCUS Assisted ... Sebopi #Cervical #Paramedial ... #Block #POCUS #
Fig. 8.  Surface marking to guide needle insertion. In the paramedian sagittal (PS) oblique view,
In the paramedian ... (L3–L4 in this case ... approach to the epidural ... PainManagement #POCUS ... #Spinal #Epidural
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Disease (MS), Epidural ... abscess, Infarction ... Neuromuscular #Weakness #Causes
Spinal Epidural Abscess Overview

Infection in the epidural space - often caused by bacteremia or direct spread
Spinal Epidural ... Abscess Overview ... space - often caused ... osteomyelitis), can cause ... #Abscess
Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
POCUS is more accurate ... cellulitis in cases ... where abscess is ... POCUS has a negative ... #POCUS #Accuracy
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Bone/Joint Causes ... Infection: Cellulitis, Abscess ... nerve damage: - Epidural ... abscess - Herpes ... Inflammation/cellulitis/abscess
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
• Infection: Epidural ... abscess, Vertebral ... Pyelonephritis, Perinephric abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Herniated disc • Epidural ... abscessEpidural ... spondylosis • Epidural ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... TB - Spinal abscess
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
Subperiosteal abscess ... tip -> Bezold abscess ... (Neck abscess between ... hearing loss, nausea ... lobe, cerebellar, epidural
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... • Trauma or epidural ... • Infection (abscess