Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine: A Problem-Based Learning Approach provides a comprehensive review of regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine for medical learners to integrate theoretical knowledge into clinical practice. Its problem-based format incorporates a pool of multiple-choice questions for self-assessment. Each of its 50 case-based chapters is accompanied by questions and answers accessible online in a full practice exam. These chapters cover several areas such as pharmacology, obstetric and pediatric regional anesthesia, complex acute pain problems, anticoagulation, and regional anesthesia and complicated nerve blocks. The cases presented are also unique, as each chapter starts with a case description, usually a compilation of several actual cases, which branches out through case-based questions to increasingly complex situations. This structure is designed to create an authentic experience mirroring the nuances of a complicated clinical scenario. The discussion sections that follow offer a comprehensive approach to the chapter’s subject matter, thus creating a modern, complete, and up-to-date medical review of the topic.

Contents

۱ Topographic Anatomy and Physiologic Considerations
۲ Perioperative Considerations for Success of Regional Anesthesia
۳ Regional Anesthesia Equipment
۴ Setting Up A Modern Acute Pain Service (APS)
۵ Multimodal Analgesia
۶ Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity
۷ Prolonging Nerve Blocks
۸ Awake Intubation and Airway Blocks
۹ Scalp Blocks: An Overview of Indications, Anatomy, and Technique
۱۰ Cervical Plexus Block for Carotid Endarterectomy
۱۱ Eye Blocks
۱۲ Regional Techniques for Cardiothoracic and Cardiac-Related Procedures
۱۳ Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy and Thoracotomy
۱۴ The Trauma Patient With Fractured Ribs
۱۵ Breast Surgery
۱۶ Emergency Exploratory Laparotomy
۱۷ Postoperative Pain Management for Living Liver Donor
۱۸ Postoperative Pain Management of Open Nephrectomy
۱۹ Regional Anesthesia for Abdominoplasty
۲۰ Inguinal Hernia Repair
۲۱ Anesthesia for Anorectal Surgery
۲۲ Shoulder Arthroscopy
۲۳ Shoulder Arthroplasty Analgesic Strategies
۲۴ Arteriovenous Fistula Creation
۲۵ Hand Injury and Digit Reimplantation
۲۶ Hip Fracture and Regional Anesthesia
۲۷ Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management for Total Hip Arthroplasty
۲۸ Analgesia for Knee Arthroscopy and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
۲۹ Enhanced Recovery After Total Knee Replacement
۳۰ Regional Anesthesia for Ischemic Pain: Below Knee Amputation and Above Knee Amputation
۳۱ Regional Anesthesia for Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of an Ankle Fracture
۳۲ Regional Anesthesia for Bunionectomy
۳۳ Epidural for Labor in a Morbidly Obese Patient and Neuraxial Ultrasound
۳۴ Inadequate Labor Epidural Analgesia
۳۵ Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia for Cesarean Delivery
۳۶ Post-Dural Puncture Headache
۳۷ Regional Anesthesia Techniques for Circumcision and Congenital Inguinal Hernia Repair
۳۸ Epidural and Neuraxial Techniques in Newborns and Children
۳۹ Regional Anesthesia for Major Abdominal Surgery in Pediatric Patients
۴۰ Orthopedic Trauma in a Patient With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
۴۱ Surgery in the Presence of Active Addiction or Medication Assisted Addiction Treatment
۴۲ The Painful Vaso-Occlusive Sickle Cell Episode
۴۳ Epidural Placement and Anticoagulation
۴۴ Acute Coronary Syndrome in a Patient With a Thoracic Epidural Catheter
۴۵ Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm With Epidural Analgesia
۴۶ Lower Extremity Weakness in a Patient With Epidural Analgesia
۴۷ Big Toe Amputation With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
۴۸ Cauda Equina Syndrome After Spinal Anesthesia
۴۹ Nerve Blocks in a Patient With Multiple Sclerosis
۵۰ Nerve Injury After Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Regional Anesthesia and Medicolegal ImplicationsGet