Regional I

Question 1

Nerves in Lumbar Plexus

Answer 1

T₁₂ - L₄

Question 2

spinal nerves in Femoral nerve

Answer 2

L₂ - L₄

Question 3

Answer 3

1. femoral artery
2. nerve
3. vein
4. anterior superior iliac spine
5. inguinal ligament
6. sartorius

Question 4

indications for femoral nerve block

Answer 4

thigh, femur, and knee surgery

Question 5

amount of LA in femoral block

Answer 5

10-20 mL

Question 6

Femoral Block

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Answer 6

Question 7

Indications for Adductor Canal block

Answer 7

knee arthroscopy or replacement, ACL repair, lower leg surgery involving saphenous nerve

Question 8

Advantage of adductor canal over femoral block

Answer 8

only sensory block, no motor fibers involved

Question 9

adductor canal block anesthetizes the ____ nerve

Answer 9

saphenous

Question 10

adductor canal is bounded by which 3 muscles

Answer 10

sartorius, vastus medialis, and adductor longus

Question 11

Indications for Saphenous nerve block

Answer 11

saphenus vein harvesting

or

supplemental for medial foot/ankle surgery in combination with sciatic nerve block

Question 12

volmue of LA in saphenous nerve block

Answer 12

5 - 10 mL

Question 13

the saphenus nerve is the terminal sensory branch of the _____ nerve

Answer 13

femoral nerve

Question 14

innervation of saphenous nerve

Answer 14

medial leg

Question 15

Saphenous nerve block

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Answer 15

Question 16

spinal nerves in Sacral plexus

Answer 16

L₄ - S₃

Question 17

the sciatic nerve lies across which muscles

Answer 17

piriformis

Question 18

sciatic and femoral nerve blocks will often miss _____ nerve and lateral percutaneous

Answer 18

obturator

(do sciatic and fascia illiaca)

Question 19

which nerve causes dorsiflexion

Answer 19

common peroneal nerve

Question 20

which nerve causes plantarflexion

Answer 20

tibial nerve

Question 21

muscle boundaries of the politeal fossa

Answer 21

semi-tendenosis/membranosus and bicep femoris

Question 22

the sciatic nerve splits into _____ and ____

Answer 22

tibial and common peroneal

Question 23

}Which is most appropriate combination of nerve blocks for knee arthroscopy with a tourniquet:

Answer 23

transgluteal scitic nerve and lumbar plexus block

Question 24

5 nerves in ankle block

Answer 24

deep peroneal

posterior tibital

saphenous

superficial peroneal

sural

Question 25

Answer 25

1. saphenous
2. deep peroneal
3. superficial peroneal
4. medial plantar branch of tibial
5. lateral plantar branch of tibial
6. tibial
7. sural