Spinal Anaesthesia

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What is another name for spinal anaesthesia?

  • Epidural block
  • Intramuscular block
  • Subarachnoid block (correct)
  • Subdural block

In what surgeries can spinal anaesthesia be used as an alternative to general anesthesia?

  • Surgeries involving the abdomen
  • Surgeries involving the lower extremities (correct)
  • Surgeries involving the upper extremities
  • Surgeries involving the chest

What does the injection of a local anaesthetic or opioid into the subarachnoid space provide?

  • Topical anaesthesia
  • General anaesthesia
  • Locoregional anaesthesia (correct)
  • Epidural anaesthesia

What type of blockade does the injection of a local anesthetic with or without an opioid into the cerebrospinal fluid provide?

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What does administering analgesics (opioid, alpha2-adrenoreceptor agonist) in the cerebrospinal fluid without a local anaesthetic produce?

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Flashcards

Spinal Anaesthesia Alias?

Subarachnoid block

Spinal Anaesthesia Use?

Surgeries involving the lower extremities

Subarachnoid Injection Result?

Locoregional anaesthesia

CSF Injection Blockade?

Motor, sensory and autonomic blockade

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CSF Analgesic Result?

Locoregional analgesia

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Study Notes

Spinal Anaesthesia

  • Also known as subarachnoid block or intradural anaesthesia
  • Can be used as an alternative to general anaesthesia in surgeries such as:
    • Orthopaedic surgery
    • Urological surgery
    • Obstetric surgery
    • Lower abdominal surgery

Effects of Injection into the Subarachnoid Space

  • Injection of a local anaesthetic or opioid into the subarachnoid space provides:
    • Analgesia
    • Anaesthesia
  • Injection of a local anaesthetic with or without an opioid into the cerebrospinal fluid provides:
    • Spinal blockade
  • Administering analgesics (opioid, alpha2-adrenoreceptor agonist) in the cerebrospinal fluid without a local anaesthetic produces:
    • Analgesia without anaesthesia

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