Nerve Blocks Topo

Question 1

What can be blocked by mandibular nerve block?

Answer 1

Salivary glands, mastication muscles, lower teeth and lip, tongue

Question 2

Nerve block of paralumbar anesthesia?

Answer 2

L1-L2 (iliohypogastric and ilioinginal nn.)

Question 3

Which nerve anesthetized when injecting into L2?

Answer 3

Paralumbar nn.

Question 4

Anesthesia of tibial n.?

Answer 4

Proximal to calcaneus. Btw. DDF and SDF

Question 5

CANINE: Common peroneal (fibular) nerve block:

Answer 5

Feel nerve on head of fibula, inject just proximal to it 
Deep peroneal (apparently) - Groove btw long dig extensor and peroneus longus, halfway btw stifle and tarsus (watch out for saphenous vein)

Question 6

CANINE: Anesthesia of median n.?

Answer 6

Medial. Distal 1/3 of forearm btw. Flexor carpi radialis and SDF

Question 7

EQUINE: Common peroneal nerve block:

Answer 7

Lateral aspect, 12 cm proximal to tuber calcanei btw long and lateral digital extensors (nerve not palpable)

Question 8

EQUINE: Palmar digital n. block?

Which nerve is not blocked during palmar digital block?

Answer 8

R. pulvinus – Proximal to coronary band. (Palmar aspect next to cartilage ungulare)
R. palmaris – Halfway btw. Coronary band and fetlock joint

-Dorsal branch (not blocked)

Question 9

EQUINE: Distal metacarpal block?

Answer 9

At level of distal end of splint bones. (4-point block)

[blocks fetlock, pastern, coffin joints]

Question 10

EQUINE: Proximal metacarpal block?

Answer 10

8-10cm distance to carpus

Question 11

EQUINE: Anesthesia of median n.?

Answer 11

Medial. Proximal to elbow joint (palpable next to chestnut)