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Positioning/ Nerve injury Flashcards

1
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Ulnar nerve senation

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whole pinky finger, half of ring ringer to bottom of hand

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Radial nerve sensation

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Starts under deltoid, middle of arm, down to thumb(only digit full finger, others no tip), and first half of 2,3, only half of 4th digit

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Musculocutaneous sensation

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brachialis
Has radial above and below it

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Median Antebrachial cutaneous

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Opposite of musculocutaneous
When arm abducted and palm up, starts just before wrist, and goes up to mid bicep

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5
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Axillary sensation

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Lower deltoid

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6
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Intercostobrachial sensation

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armpit area

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7
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Brachial plexus branches

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Axillary
Radial
Medium
Ulnar

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8
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RTDCB

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Randy travis drinks cold beer
Root
Trunks
Division
Cords
Branch

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9
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Two most common injuries to brachial plexus

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Stretch and compression

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10
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Testing integrity of brachial plexus

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Push er-radial- pinch web between 1&2, wrist drop
Pullem- musculocutaneous- pinch lateral forearm
Pinch me-median-pinch tip of index finger
Pinch U-ulnar-pinch pinky finger- claw hand

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11
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Most frequent reported nerve injury after surgery and anesthesia?

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Ulnar

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12
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Increased risk ulnar damage

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Male
Pre existing damage
Prolonged hospital stay
Extreme habitus

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13
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When will ulnar neuropathy present?

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> 24h after surgery

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14
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When is claw hand present?

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Ulnar injury

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15
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Is sensory or motor nerve injury more serious? How long for recovery?

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Motor is more serious and less common
4-6 weeks, may need PT
Consult nuerology

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16
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When to consult nuerology for nerve sensory damage

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5 days

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17
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2 ways to injure median nerve

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IV in AC
Hyperextension of elbow

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18
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Presentation of median injury? what if its high median? what if chronic?

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Unable to oppose thumb
Reduction in sensation of plamar side of thumb, index, middle, and ring finger
If high- hand of benediction “make a clenched fist”
If chronic- ape hand

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19
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When will ape hand appear

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Median injury (chronic)

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20
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Presentation of radial injury

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Wrist drop
inability to extend hand at wrist

21
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How to injure radial

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Compression w iv pole
Excessive NIBP cuff
Tourniquet
Sheets too tight when arms are tucked

22
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Long thoracic nerve innervates ___, presentation of injury

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serratus anterior muscle
Scapular winging
Dorsal protrusion of scapula

23
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How to injure long thoracic nerve

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Lateral position
Trauma

24
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Suprascapular nerve innervates ___ and presentation of injury

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suprascapular and infrascapular muscles, dull shoulder pain

25
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How to prevent suprascapular nerve injury

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Roll distall to axilla

26
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Location obturator

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Medial knee

27
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Location femoral nerve

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anterior and medial thigh

28
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Posterior cutaneous nerve location

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posterior thigh to back of knee

29
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Lateral femoral cutaneous location

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Lateral upper thigh

30
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Saphenous location

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medial calf

31
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Peroneal location (3 branches)

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common- lateral knee
superficial- lateral calf to top of foot- big toe, 2,3, and half of 4th toe
deep- space inbetween 1 and 2 toe

32
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Sural location

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lateral side of foot, 5th toe, half of 4th toe (shared with deep peroneal nerve)

33
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Tibial nerve location (3x)

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medial calcaneal- heel
lateral plantar- bottom of lateral foot
medial plantar- palm of foot to palm of 1,2,3,4 toes

34
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Presentation of obturator injury, causes

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Inability to adduct leg
excessive flexion of thigh toward groin

35
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Femoral nerve presentation

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impaired knee extension and hip flexion

36
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Saphenous presentation, prevention

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Reduced sensation over anteromedial aspect of leg
Padding between leg and stirrup

36
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What is the #1 lower extremity injury

A

common peroneal

37
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Presentation of common peroneal

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Foot drop
cant evert foot
Cant extend toes

38
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Etiology of sciatic injury, presentation, prevention

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lithotomy- extreme hip flexion or external rotation of legs
sitting- straight legs
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foot drop
-
pad under butt

39
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Pudendal injury etiology, presentation, prevention

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Perineal post compression
Loss of perineal sensation
Padd between perineal post and patient

40
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If legs crossed-

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Top- sural injury
bottom- superficial peroneal injury

41
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What position is lower extremity compartment syndrome most likely seen in? What will it progress to?

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lithotomy
ischemia, edema, rhabdo, reperfusion injury

42
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LECS risk factors

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high bmi
surgery time 2-3h
hypotension

43
Q

What position is most likely to cause air embolism?

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sitting

44
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SS air embolism

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air on TEE***
decreased etco2
increased PAP
hypotension
Dysrhytmias
Hypoxia

45
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Air embolism treatment

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100 fio2
flood field w NS
Stop insufflation
left side durant manuever
aspirate from cvc
hemodynamic support

46
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How to prevent backache?

A

small pad under spine- if pad too big will cause paraplegia dt extreme hyperextension
Risk factors: max retroflexion, kidney rest highest position, large rolls under spine

47
Q

What causes midcervical tetraplegia

A

Hyperflexion of neck
sitting- make sure 2 fingers between chin and chest
tracheal resection pts

48
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POSTOP vision loss

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