Upper Extremity Blocks Flashcards
Trace the origins of the musculocutaneous nerve
Trace the origins of the median nerve
Trace the origins of the ulnar nerve
Trace the origins of the radial nerve
Trace the origins of the axillary nerve
Where do the roots become trunks?
Once they leave the interscalene space
Where do trunks become divisions?
The clavicle
Where do the divisions become cords?
Pec Minor
Where do the cords become branches?
The axila
Which nerve supplies sensation over the clavicle?
The supraclavicular, best blocked with a superficial cervical block
Which nerve supplies sensation to this area:
Intercostobrachialis
Clinical assessment of a brachial plexus block includes:
What is a hypotensive bradycardic episode?
Patients who have received an interscalene and are in beach chair for shoulder arthroscopy will sometimes have a bezold jarish reflex due to venous pooling and decreased blood return
What are the steps for a Bier block?
When can you deflate the tourniquet at the end of a procedure using IVRA?
