Regional Anesthesia Review

Front

You inject local anesthetic subcutaneously at the inferior border of the medial malleolus. Which nerve are you anesthetizing?

Back

Saphenous

Front

Which of the following is true regarding the saphenous nerve? It is the largest cutaneous branch of the sciatic nerve, It is located lateral to the extensor digitorum longus, It can be blocked by injecting local anesthetic anterior to the medial malleolus, It can be blocked by injecting local anesthetic posterior to the lateral malleolus

Back

It can be blocked by injecting local anesthetic anterior to the medial malleolus

Front

The injection of a 5-8 mL of local anesthetic subcutaneously near the inferior border of the medial malleolus would anesthetize which nerve?

Back

Saphenous

Front

What nerve divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves at the apex of the popliteal fossa?

Back

Sciatic

Front

The presence of cough or chest pain while performing a supraclavicular, infraclavicular, or interscalene brachial plexus block may indicate what?

Back

Pneumothorax

Front

The anesthetist performing a supraclavicular block knows that

Back

the brachial plexus is positioned posterior to the subclavian artery

Front

The cricoid cartilage is an anatomic landmark that corresponds to the vertebral body of

Back

C6

Front

What nerve roots contribute to the radial nerve? Options: C2-C4, C3-C5, C5-T1, C7-T2

Back

C5-T1

Front

Which nerve root forms the middle trunk of the brachial plexus? Options: C4, C5, C6, C7

Back

C7

Front

What is the primary benefit of choosing a higher approach during an axillary brachial plexus block?

Back

greater chance of blocking the musculocutaneous nerve