ITE Review | Regional Anesthesia: Physiology and Pharmacology - Dr. Johnson

Physiology/Pharmacology:
PCA clinical advantages / benefits, PCA basal; indications (peds)
Epinephrine: effect on LA duration
LAST: Rx
Nerve blocks: peak plasma LA concentration
Epidural/Spinal
Epidural clonidine vs morphine
Epidural analgesia: adjuvants, complications
Epidural needle: characteristics
Epidural: resp effects, CV effects
Epidural local anesth GI effects
Epidural analg: complications,
Epidural placement: lateral position
Neuraxial Opioids: mechanism
Neuraxial opioids: lipophilicity
Neuraxial opioid puritis: mechanism
Spinal
Spinal: cardiovascular effects
Spinal; Resp and CV consequences/complications
PPDPH: prevention, predictors
SAB: contraindications, determinants of spinal level, etiology of post SAB headache, SAB paramedian
Determinants of spinal level, SAB:
Spinal anesthesia: anatomy
Neonatal spinal anatomy
Epidural sac: anatomy
Level of block
Spinal baricity: levels
ASRA guidelines Epid cath removal, Neuraxial block: anticoagulants, herbal supplements