APPLIED ANATOMY | Part II Flashcards
Nerve that is frequently spared after Interscalene block?
A. Ulnar n.
B. Radial n.
C. Musculocutaneous n.
D. Median n.
A. Ulnar n.
ULNAR NERVE (SECOND Intercostal Brachial Nerve (medial aspect of upper arm)
Nerve root:
Nerve root of Axillary nerve:
C5 - C6
Nerve root of Musculocutaneous Nerve
C5 - C7
Nerve root of MEDIAN NERVE
C6 - T1
Nerve root of ULNAR NERVE
C8 - T1
Artery that can be accidentally punctured during Interscalene block:
Vertebral Artery
Horner syndrome as a complication of Interscalene nerve block is likely due to unintentional injury of which nerve?
A. Recurrent laryngeal nerve
B. Sympathetic cervical block
C. Inferior branch of laryngeal nerve
D. Phrenic Nerve
B. Sympathetic cervical block
At what level of Brachial Plexus involves Interscalene block?
How many?
ROOTS (567)
3 ROOTS (C5, C6, and C7) Nerve roots
What nerve root is spared in Interscalene block?
C8 and T1 roots (ULNAR distribution) are spared, hence it is not ideally done on HAND and FOREARM surgeries. * misses the INFERIOR ROOT that covers the ulnar nerve.
At what level of Brachial Plexus involves Supraclavicular block?
A. Division and Trunk
B. Cord
C. Roots
DIVISION and TRUNK
At what level of Brachial Plexus involves the blockade of Interscalene?
A. Division and Trunk
B. Cord
C. Roots
C. ROOTS
At what level of Brachial Plexus involves the blockade of Infraclavicular?
A. Division and Trunk
B. Cords
C. Roots
B. Cords
Also considered as the SPINAL BLOCK of the arm?
A. Supraclavicular brachial plexus block
B. Infraclavicular brachial plexus block
C. Interscalene brachial plexus block
Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block
Why is supraclavicular plexus block not a good block for SHOULDER injury?
It misses the SUPRASCAPULAR NERVE
When nerve stimulator is employed while doing PNB, twitching of which part of the upper extremity indicates an adequate block?
Twitching of the HAND/FINGERS
The trunks form three anterior and three posterior divisions, which recombine and becomes:
3 CORDS at the Infraclavicular region
CONTRAINDICATION of PNB:
1.Patient or Parent of a pediatric patient REFUSAL
2. Local infection
3. Systemic anticoagulation
4. Severe systemic coagulopathy
To accentuate the SCM for Interscalene Block:
Ask the patient to reach for the ipsilateral knee and rotating the head approximately 45 degrees to the nonoperative side
Interscalene groove is at what level of the cervical vertebrae?
A. C6
B. C7
C. C5
D. T1
C6
While localizing the nerve for Interscalene block, a diaphragmatic response was elicited by the anesthesia resident? This means:
The PHRENIC nerve is being stimulated and that the needle is too ANTERIOR!