CPAN 2026 TESTED ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A.pdf

CPAN 2026 TESTED ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔horner's syndrome - ✔✔complication from upper extremity block that may cause
ptosis, miosis, nasal congestion, vasodilation, change in skin temp

✔✔axillary, digital - ✔✔2 additional upper extremity blocks

✔✔lumbal plexus
femoral
popliteal
saphenous
adductor canal - ✔✔lower extremit blocks (5)

✔✔potential complications of al blocks - ✔✔-failure
-intravascular injection
-local anesthetic toxicity
-temporary or permanent nerve injury
-infection
-local anesthetic allergy
-hematoma

✔✔epidural - ✔✔spinal or epidural?

, drug dose: large

✔✔spinal - ✔✔spinal or epidural?
drug dose: small

✔✔epidural - ✔✔spinal or epidural?
onset: 25-30 min

✔✔spinal - ✔✔spinal or epidural?
onset: 5 min

✔✔epidural - ✔✔spinal or epidural?
spine level that can be performed: anywhere on vertebral column

✔✔spinal - ✔✔spinal or epidural?
spine level that can be performed: lumbar only (mostly below L2)

✔✔epidural - ✔✔spinal or epidural?
quality of anesthesia: not as great

✔✔spinal - ✔✔spinal or epidural?
quality of anesthesia: high

✔✔epidural - ✔✔spinal or epidural?
redosing: possible and can be cont postop via catheter

✔✔spinal - ✔✔spinal or epidural?
redosing: usually a single shot

✔✔epidural - ✔✔spinal or epidural?
duration of block: adjustable, prolonged

✔✔spinal - ✔✔spinal or epidural?
duration: brief, usually 2-4 hrs

✔✔nipple line - ✔✔assessing spinal/epidurals: landmark for T4

✔✔edge of ribs - ✔✔assessing spinal/epidurals: landmark for T6

✔✔umbilicus - ✔✔assessing spinal/epidurals: landmark for T10

✔✔top of iliac crest - ✔✔assessing spinal/epidurals: landmark for T12