Regional Upper extrmities!!! (Josh's perspective) Flashcards
Time to get up lift your arms up!!!! stare them down with your biggest and scariest mean mug, and say fuck you upper extremities I got this shit I own you fuck nutz, you want a challenge I accept game on bitch.... I just did this and it felt good!!! true story!!!!
Goals of anesthesia
- prefered by some pt’s
- Just as fast
- Avoid GA
- preemptive
How many cervical nerves do you have
8
hpw many cervical vertebrae do you have?
7
What nerves are your vertebra for brachial plexus?
C5-T1 (+/- C4 & T2)
Mnumonic for brachial plexus
Really
Tough
Dogs
Can
Bite
( i know very disapointing i have nothng better)
( i was thinking Redhead Trucker Dikes Can Blow)
Brachial plexus Anatomy and Block locations:
Interscalene
roots
trunks
Brachial plexus Anatomy and Block locations:
supraclavicular
trunks
and
divisions
Brachial plexus Anatomy and Block locations:
Infraclavicular
cords
Brachial plexus Anatomy and Block locations:
axillary
terminal branches
Brachial plexus Anatomy and Block locations: ways to remember
startig at the highest and work down UE with both brachial plexus nerve and and locations
Interscalene-roots/trunks
Supraclavicular- truncks/divisions
Infraclavicular- cords
Axillary- terminal branches
lable this
When doing a scalene block you have about a ____% chance of blocking the phrenic nerve?
100%
(gottcha)
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lable the nerves that inervate this SUPINATED arm
- Median n
- Radial n (superficial br.)
- Musculocutaneous n. (lateral antebrachial cutaneous n.)
- Radial n. (inferior lateral brachial cutaneous n.)
- Axillary n.
- supraclavicular n. (cervical plexus)
- ulnar n. (palmar digital br.)
- Ulnar n. (palmar br)
- Median antebrachial cutaneous n.
- Intercostalbrachial and nedial brachial cutaneous n.
lable the cerviacal nerve in supination position
- C7
- C6
- C5
- T1
- C8
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label this!! Know what part of hand/arm is controlled by which nerve!!
- Median n.
- Ulnar n.
- Median antebrachial cutaneous n.
- Radial n.
- (posterior antebrachial cutaneous n.)
- Pasterior brachial cutenuous n.)
- (inferior lateral brachial cutaneous n.)
- Axillary n.
- Supraclavicular n. (cervical plexus)
- Intercostabrachial cutaneous n.
- Musculocutaneous n. (lateral antebrachial cutaneous n.)
- Radial n.
Lable the cervical nerves in UE during pronation
- C8
- C7
- C6
- C5
- T1
- C8
INTERSCALENE: PEARLS
for sx of of what?
ahoulder and upper arm
INTERSCALENE: PEARLS
the block often spares distribution of what nerve?
ulnar
INTERSCALENE: PEARLS
needle insertion site?
B/t anterior and middle scalene muscles at C6 line
Directed slightly posterior and caudad (toward ass)
INTERSCALENE: PEARLS
stimulates what nerves?
musculacutaneous
INTERSCALENE: PEARLS
you should go no deeper than what?
1.5 cm
INTERSCALENE: PEARLS
the block is contraindicated in what disease process? and why?
COPD
b/c of phrenic nerve block
INTERSCALENE: PEARLS
what are you most worried about during this block and why?
speed and depth of injection
b/c closeness tp spine
INTERSCALENE: PEARLS
you give a SLOW injection of how much?
30-40 ml
INTERSCALENE: PEARLS
what type of spread are you dont want to be getting when doing the block?
epidural spread
INTERSCALENE: PEARLS
lable the parts
- Middle scalene muscle
- Anterior scalene muscle
- Brachial plexus
- Cricord cartilage
- Lateral edge of sternocleidomastoid muscle
- 1st rib
- 2nd rib
INTERSCALENE: PEARLS
you want to palpate the scalene froove with pt supine and head ___degrees to contralateral side
30
INTERSCALENE: PEARLS
what type of needle is good? and how is it advanced
25g 1.5 inch B-bevel almost perpindicular to skin
advance medial and caudal till paresthesia or evoked contraction
INTERSCALENE: PEARLS
what is a pot complication
Horner’s syndrome
(combination of drooping of the eyelid (ptosis) and constriction of the pupil (miosis), sometimes accompanied by decreased sweating (anhidrosis) of the face on the same side)
redness of the conjunctiva of the eye is often also present. Apparent enophthalmos is also a frequent symptom
INTERSCALENE: PEARLS
Ill geive a response and then state the area involed and the problem!
- Phrenic
- Scapula
- Pectoralis
- Biceps
- Hand
- diaphram- too anterior
- thoracodorsal- too posterior
- anterior thoracis-????
- muscolocutaneous–good
- Distal branches– good
INTERSCALENE: PEARLS
complications ? (4)
epidural spread
IV injection (vertebral artery)
Phrenic block
Horner’s syndrome
SUPRACLAVICULAR:
Advantage?
most complete coverage for arm surgery
SUPRACLAVICULAR:
position of pt?
Supine with head 30 degrees to contralateral side
SUPRACLAVICULAR:
needle insertion tech?
insertion os SCM at the clavicale is noted
move 1 inch lateral
insert needle 1 fingerbreath superior and direct needle caudad