nerve block

collocation in English

meaningsofnerveandblock

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nerve
noun
uk
/nɜːv/us
/nɝːv/
a group of long, thin fibres (= structures like threads) that carry information or instructions between the brain and other parts of ...
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block
noun
uk
/blɒk/us
/blɑːk/
mainly US
the distance along a street from where one road crosses it to the place where the next road crosses it, or one part of a street like this, especially in a town ...
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(Definition ofnerveandblockfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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She was today to ask her consultant about the possibility of having a sympathectomy or anerveblockto eliminate the pain in her arm.
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A continuous peripheralnerveblockcan be introduced into a limb undergoing surgery for example, a femoralnerveblockto prevent pain in knee replacement.
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The pain that is experienced because of surgery is greater than that of labor and therefore requires a more intensenerveblock.
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A catheter may be inserted at the interscalene, supraclavicular, infraclavicular or axillary location, depending on the desired location ofnerveblock.
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Paravertebralnerveblockand botulinum toxin injections may also be helpful.
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Retrobulbar block can be used successfully for corneal transplantation but may required supplemental facialnerveblock.
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In an effort to minimize the discomfort from the biopsies, he also popularized the use of the periprostaticnerveblock.
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A brief rehearsal local anestheticnerveblockis usually performed before the actual neurectomy, to determine efficacy and detect side effects.
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The local anesthesia techniques can be either a local field block or a regionalnerveblockof the scalp.
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It is also indicated for peripheralnerveblockand caudal epidural in children 112 years for surgical pain.
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A brachial plexusnerveblockcan be achieved by injecting anaesthetic into this area.
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Although general anesthesia is generally not required, a digitalnerveblockis recommended to be performed if the nail is to be removed.
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A continuous peripheralnerveblockcan be introduced into a limb undergoing surgery, for example, a femoral nerve block to prevent pain in knee replacement.
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Several techniques for facialnerveblockcan be used in conjunction with retrobulbar block.
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A common scenario is where the tongue is bitten accidentally whilst a local anesthetic inferior alveolarnerveblockis wearing off.
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Permanentnerveblockcan be produced by destruction of nerve tissue.
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They block the propagation of action potentials across the nerve cell thereby producing anerveblock.
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Also, when it is used on specific nerve pathways (local anestheticnerveblock), paralysis (loss of muscle power) can be achieved as well.
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When it is used on specific nerve pathways (nerveblock), effects such as analgesia (loss of pain sensation) and paralysis (loss of muscle power) can be achieved.
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Tuffer described the first therapeuticnerveblockfor pain management in 1899.
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