A 65-year-old man presents to the dermatology clinic to have a basal cell carcinoma excised from his upper back. The lesion measures 2.3 x 3.2 cm. He has a medical history significant for hypertension and diabetes mellitus type II, for which he takes lisinopril and metformin, respectively. He has had a basal cell carcinoma before which was excised in the clinic without complications. Which of the following modes of anesthesia should be used for this procedure?
AModerate sedation
BPeripheral nerve block
CGeneral anesthesia
DSpinal anesthesia
ELocal anesthesia
A 20-year-old man comes to the clinic complaining of shoulder pain for the past week. He is a pitcher for the baseball team at his university and reports that the pain started shortly after a game. The pain is described as achy and dull, intermittent, 7/10, and is concentrated around the right shoulder area. He denies any significant medical history, trauma, fever, recent illness, or sensory changes but endorses some difficulty lifting his right arm. A physical examination demonstrates mild tenderness of the right shoulder. When the patient is instructed to resist arm depression when holding his arms parallel to the floor with the thumbs pointing down, he reports significant pain of the right shoulder. Strength is 4/5 on the right and 5/5 on the left with abduction of the upper extremities. What nerve innervates the injured muscle in this patient?
AAxillary nerve
BLong thoracic nerve
CSubscapular nerve
DAccessory nerve
ESuprascapular nerve
A 31-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis comes to the physician because of a 4-day history of cramps in her left leg. Physical examination shows flexion of the left hip and increased tone in the thigh muscles. A local anesthetic block of which of the following nerves would most likely improve this patient's condition the most?
AInferior gluteal nerve
BSuperior gluteal nerve
CFemoral nerve
DSciatic nerve
EObturator nerve
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