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Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks
Femoral, Sciatic, Popliteal, Saphenous - Indications, positioning, and anatomy

#Management #Regional #Anesthesia #Local #Lower
Lower Extremity ... Blocks Femoral, Sciatic ... Management #Regional #Anesthesia ... #Local #Lower #Extremity ... Anatomy #Femoral #Sciatic
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... Low back pain, sciatica ... saddle (perineal) anesthesia ... #LowerLimb #Extremity
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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pain (LBP) • Sciatica ... • S - Saddle anesthesia ... Inspection - lower extremity ... unilateral lower extremity ... or absent lower extremity
Sciatic Nerve Block on POCUS

For which of the following conditions is this block effective?
Resolution: Sciatica symptoms
Sciatic Nerve Block ... Resolution: Sciatica ... #Sciatic #NerveBlock ... #POCUS #Sciatica ... clinical #ultrasound #anesthesia
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Trauma Local Nerve Block

 - Ribs
 - Serratus
 - Fascia Iliaca
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia ... Supraclavicular - Popliteal Sciatic ... Management #Regional #Anesthesia ... Supraclavicular #Popliteal #Sciatic
Upper Extremity Nerve Blocks
Interscalene, Supraclavicular, Infraclavicular, Axillary - Indications, positioning, and anatomy
#Management #Regional #Anesthesia #Local #Upper
Upper Extremity ... Management #Regional #Anesthesia ... #Local #Upper #Extremity
Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
potentially compress the sciatic ... Pain in the sciatic ... Piriformis #FAIR #Test #sciatica
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Lower Limb Local Nerve Blocks

 - Fascia Iliaca
 - Femoral
 -
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia ... Regional #Local #Anesthesia ... #LowerLimb #Extremity
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Upper Limb Local Nerve Blocks

 - Interscalene
 - Supraclavicular
 - Infraclavicular
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia ... Regional #Local #Anesthesia ... #UpperLimb #Extremity
Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
Pain in the sciatic ... Freibergs #Test #sciatica