Quick Hits Flashcards
What is a Fascia Iliac Block good for? What is blocked?
Femur, Quad, Knee
Blocks
1. Femoral Nerve
2. Obturator Nerve
3. Lateral femoral cutaneous
Fascia Iliac photo
What is a PENG block? What is blocked? What is spared? What block should it be combined with?
Hip capsule - Hip surgery
Combine with lateral femoral cutaneous
PENG block photo
What is the femoral triangle?
Looks like a SAIL of a ship
S- Sartorius
A- Adductor longus
IL - Inguinal Ligament
What is the most common LE nerve block? What does it target? What is it good for?
Femoral nerve
BUT needs to be combined with a sciatic nerve block
Hip, Knee, Quad
What is VAN?
Anatomic structures used for the femoral nerve block
Medial to Lateral
Vein
Artery
Nerve
Femoral Nerve photo
What is an adductor canal block? What is it good for?
Blocks the saphenous nerve and posterior femoral nerve
ACL, MCL, Patella fracture, Vein stripping
Adductor canal block
What is a popliteal block good for? What nerve is blocked?
Good for below the knee - good to combine with saphenous
Blocks Common Peroneal and Tibial
Popliteal photo
What 3 nerves are sensory in the ankle?
What 2 are motor and sensory?
3 S’s
Saphenous
Sural
Superficial peroneal
S+M
Deep Peroneal
Posterior Tibial
Ankle 1
Which ankle nerve is not by vasculature?
Superficial peroneal
