Peripheral Nerve Blocks: Upper Extremity — Flashcards

_____ needle is used in epidural anesthesia and has a blunt curved tip (Huber tip), which helps prevent accidental dural rupture

_____% hyperbaric preservative-free bupivacaine is most commonly used for spinal anesthesia

Drugs commonly used for IVRA/Bier's block are lidocaine and _____.

For cervicothoracic or stellate block, the most commonly used approach is the _____ technique.

What is the most commonly associated anesthetic with Bier block/IVRA?_____

Neurotoxicity from neuro-axial (epidural or spinal) placement of local anesthetic solution is maximum with _____

_____ is a type of non-cutting needle

_____ is a type of cutting needle

_____ is a type of non-cutting needle

_____ is due to a loss of CSF through a dural puncture and characteristically has a postural component