Physiologic Effects of Epidural Anesthesia

What is a possible reason for intravascular injection to go unnoticed?

What is a contraindication for planned surgery?

What is a key to preventing systemic toxicity?

What is a possible cause of back pain following anesthesia?

What is the primary concern with bupivacaine?

What is the recommended management for subarachnoid injection?

Why is ropivacaine considered advantageous for epidural anesthesia?

What is the incidence of post-dural puncture headache following dural puncture with a large diameter epidural needle?

What should be done if resistance is encountered when advancing the epidural catheter?

When advancing the epidural catheter, what indicates that you are in the wrong place?

What should be attached to the catheter once it is in position and the needle is withdrawn?

Which of the following is not a possible malposition location for the catheter?

What is recommended to improve adhesion when securing the catheter?

What should be done if the catheter has advanced any distance out the end of the needle but not far enough?

What potential risk is associated with a meningeal hole made by the spinal needle?

What does the term 'loss of resistance technique' relate to in epidural procedures?

What is required after the catheter is threaded to a depth of 6 cm during an epidural procedure?

How is the potential outcome of regional anesthesia or analgesia measured?

Which antiseptic is mentioned for use in the sterile prep and drape process?

What is the concentration of xylocaine used with epinephrine for the test dose?

What is one of the primary factors affecting the physiologic effects of spinal and epidural anesthesia?

Which factor is less significant in determining block height with epidural anesthesia compared to spinal anesthesia?

What is a risk associated with the larger volume and dosage of drugs required for epidural anesthesia?

What is a common outcome of maintaining a patient in the lateral decubitis position after epidural dosing?

Which procedure is typically performed in the prone position using a pillow under the iliac crests?

What is a key element for the success of an epidural procedure?

Which type of epidural administration produces a blood level almost equivalent to an IV dose?

In epidural anesthesia, what can excessive blood levels of local anesthetic potentially result in?

Which treatment is definitive for a condition that typically resolves in several days with conservative treatment?

What is a potential cause of neurologic injury mentioned in the content?

What is the indicated action if a labor nurse is unable to remove the epidural catheter shortly after delivery?

Which rate is correct for the incidence of epidural hematoma from 1993-1998 in the U.S. post-op epidurals?

What significantly affects the outcome of a neurosurgical emergency like an epidural hematoma?

What is a controversy involved with placing an epidural in anesthetized patients?

What concern is associated with the value of epinephrine in the test dose during labor?

What is the question raised about local anesthetics in the context of CSEA potential risk?