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Position for landmark tech of femoral block |
Supine with slight external rotation of femur |
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This muscle is stimulated in a femoral block which indicates that the needle is too superficial and medial |
Sartorius |
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If you see medial thigh contraction with femoral block, then you need to go |
More lateral and deeper |
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Femoral block u/s tech: needle enters |
Lateral to medial |
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Transducer placement for femoral block: |
Inguinal crease, over fem pulse |
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Femoral nerve is a ______ circle that lies lateral to fem artery |
Hyperechoic |
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You should not see mickey with this block! If so move more proximal! |
Femoral |
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_____ in the groin can appear as nerves |
Lymph nodes |
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Cutaneous innervation of lateral thigh |
Lateral femoral cutaneous |
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Landmark for lat fem cutaneous block |
Anterior iliac spine |
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Lat fem cut block: needle inserted perpendicular ____ distal and _____ medial to anterior iliac spine |
2cm |
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Field block, adjunct to other blocks |
Lat fem cut block |
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Supplemental block to medial thigh |
Obturator n |
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Obturator is sensory to ______ |
Medial thigh and hip |
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Obturator is motor to |
Adductor muscles |
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Obturator block: needle is inserted ___ lateral and ____ inferior to the pubic tubercle |
1.5 cm |
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If bone is contacted in an obturator block, then redirect it: |
Laterally and caudally |
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Used as an adjunct to a popliteal block for lower extremity surgery below knee |
Saphenous block |
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Sensory/cutaneous to medial aspect of lower leg below the knee (no motor) |
Saphenous |
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Saphenous is a branch of |
Femoral n |
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Saphenous nerve is a hyperechoic circle that lies in fascial plane between ______ and ______ muscles |
Sartorius; vastus medialis |
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Sciatic arises from |
L4-5 and S1-4 |
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Indicated for surgical procedures of hip, thigh, knee, lower leg, and foot |
Sciatic block |
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Posterior approach to sciatic block is known as |
Classic or Labat |
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Motor response with sciatic block |
Plantar or dorsiflexion |
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Does NOT block the popliteal nerve |
Popliteal block |
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Targets sciatic nerve slightly above the knee |
Popliteal block |
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Provides anesthesia for procedures involving the foot and ankle |
Popliteal block |
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In the popliteal fossa, the sciatic is bordered superiorly and medially by the |
Semi-tendinosus and semi-membranosus muscles |
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In the popliteal fossa, the sciatic is bordered superiorly and laterally by the |
Biceps femoris muscle |