Regional Anesthesia
Regional Anesthesia. Bucky Boaz, ARNP-C. Indications. Distortion from local infiltration Large area Most efficacious Extensive manipulation. Preparation. Instructions Equipment Choice of anesthetic Positioning the patient Preparation of area to be blocked Choosing the nerves to block.
Regional Anesthesia
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Regional Anesthesia Bucky Boaz, ARNP-C
Indications • Distortion from local infiltration • Large area • Most efficacious • Extensive manipulation
Preparation • Instructions • Equipment • Choice of anesthetic • Positioning the patient • Preparation of area to be blocked • Choosing the nerves to block
Locating the Nerve • Landmarks • Nerve stimulator • Paresthesia
Injecting the Anesthesia • No vessel or nerve bundle • Onset and duration • Amount • Failure
Complications and Precautions • Nerve injury • Intravascular injection • Hematoma • Infection • Limb injury
Nerve Blocks at the Wrist • Median nerve • Anatomy • Technique
Nerve Blocks at the Wrist • Median nerve • Anatomy • Technique • Radial nerve • Anatomy • Technique
Nerve Blocks at the Wrist • Median nerve • Anatomy • Technique • Radial nerve • Anatomy • Technique • Ulnar nerve • Anatomy • Technique
Nerve Blocks of the Digits • Anatomy
Nerve Blocks of the Digits • Anatomy • Technique • Dorsal approach
Nerve Blocks of the Digits • Anatomy • Technique • Dorsal approach • Ring block
Nerve Blocks of the Digits • Anatomy • Technique • Dorsal approach • Ring block • Palm approach
Nerve Blocks of the Digits • Anatomy • Technique • Dorsal approach • Ring block • Palm approach • Web space approach
Nerve Blocks of the Digits • Complications • Precautions
Nerve Blocks of the Lower Extremity • Ankle • Metatarsals • Toes
Nerve Blocks of the Ankle • Anatomy
Nerve Blocks of the Ankle • Anatomy • Technique • Posterior tibial
Nerve Blocks of the Ankle • Anatomy • Technique • Posterior tibial • Sural nerve
Nerve Blocks of the Metatarsals and Toes • Anatomy
Nerve Blocks of the Metatarsals and Toes • Anatomy • Technique • Metatarsals • Interdigital web spaces • Toes
Nerve Blocks of the Metatarsals and Toes • Anatomy • Technique • Metatarsals • Interdigital web spaces • Toes • Complications and precautions
Regional Anesthesia of the Head • Anatomy of the fifth cranial (trigeminal) nerve • Ophthalmic nerve • Maxillary nerve • Mandibular nerve • Equiptment • Precautions
Types of Blocks • Topical anesthesia • Supraperiosteal infiltrations • Infraorbital Nerve Block • Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block • Mental Nerve Block • Scalp Block • Opthalmic (V1) Nerve Block
Infraorbital Nerve Block • Anatomy • Intraoral approach • Extraoral approach
Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block • Anatomy • Approach • Complications
Mental Nerve Block • Anatomy • Approaches
Scalp Block • Anatomy • Approaches
Ophthalmic (V1) Nerve Block • Anatomy • Approach