Regional Flashcards
Order of differential neuroaxial blockade from least to most dense?
SANS < temp & pinprick < pain (sensory) < motor
BENIGN radicular irritation associated with spinal lidocaine, obesity, lithotomy position, and ambulatory surgery with early ambulation. No sensory or motor changes; only back pain with radiation butt, thighs, hips, and calves. Symptoms last 1-3 days and resolve spontaneously.
TNS
Only scenario in which lovenox can be restarted WITH neuroaxial catheter in place
ONCE daily prophylactic dosing; Can restart lovenox after 6-8 hours
How long to wait after stopping Lovenox for neuroaxial puncture?
12 hours with dosing < 10,000U
24 hours with dosing > 10,000
Do not place neuroaxial if PTT = ? or INR = ?
PTT > 40
INR > 1.5
How long to wait before neuroaxial puncture after stopping Tirofiban/Eptifibatide?
8 hours
“Elliptical for 8 hours”
How long to wait before neuroaxial puncture after stopping Dalteparin?
12 hours if prophylactic dose
24 hours if full treatment dose
How long to wait before neuroaxial puncture after stopping Fondaparinux?
2 days if prophylactic dose
3 days if full treatment dose
“Fondue party in 2-3 days”
How long to wait before neuroaxial puncture after stopping argatroban, bivalirudin, or lepirudin?
PTT < 40
How long to wait before neuroaxial puncture after stopping Abciximab?
2 days
How long to wait before neuroaxial puncture after stopping Dabigatran?
3 days if renal function intact and no other risk factors for bleeding (Cr clearance > 80 mL/min)
otherwise, 5 days
How long to wait before neuroaxial puncture after stopping clopidogrel?
7 days
How long to wait before neuroaxial puncture after stopping Alteplase?
10 days
How long to wait before neuroaxial puncture after stopping ticlopidine?
14 days
Normal kyphosis limits spinals to what level?
T6
Decreased CSF volume in following states?
pregnancy (2/2 epidural vein engorgement and progesterone), ascites, advanced age, severe kyphoscoliosis
*NOT OBESITY
Opioids that cross dura quickly therefore less epidural spread (narrow band of analgesia) and short duration
lipophilic opioids like fentanyl and sufentanil
Opioids that cross dura slowly therefore more time to travel rostrally and longer duration of action
lipophobic opioids like morphine
Purpose of epinephrine in neuroaxial blocks?
Prolongs duration
Adds density to spinals
No added density to epidural
Attenuates neuroaxial opioids except butorphanol?
Chlorprocaine
Artery located (inferiorly) in line with interscalene roots/trunks in ultrasound image?
vertebral artery
Vessels located medial to interscalene roots/trunks (and in line with superficial cervical plexus) on ultrasound image?
Internal Jugular and carotid artery between anterior scalene muscle and sternocleidomastoid muscle
less risk of phrenic nerve block with interscalene or supraclavicular?
supraclavicular but remains very common
phrenic nerve is blocked 100% of the time with interscalene block
less risk of pneumothorax with interscalene or supraclavicular block?
interscalene
landmarks of femoral nerve?
inguinal ligament superior
adductor longus medial
sartorius lateral
oculocardiac reflex mediated by?
V1 via ciliary ganglion IN
X (vagus) OUT
artery located in ultrasound image of supraclavicular trunks/divisions directly above 1st rib?
subclavian artery
Bezold-Jarisch Reflex
PANS reflex!!
Bradycardia and decreased contractility mediated by stretch R’s in left ventricle in response to acute drop in preload (thought to allow additional filling time)
nerves covered by TAP block
subcostal, intercostal, iliohypogastric, and ilioinguinal
T9-L1
interscalene block for shoulder surgery also covers which other nerve via spillover?
supraclavicular nerve of superficial cervical plexus
Maximum lidocaine dose plain versus lidocaine with epinephrine?
5 mg/kg
7 mg/kg
Maximum bupivicaine dose plain vs. bupivicaine with epinephrine?
2.5 mg/kg
3 mg/kg
maximum dose of ropivicaine?
3 mg/kg
Maximum dose of chlorprocaine?
12 mg/kg