Managing sympathetic blockade in the postanesthesia care unit: a case report.
Based on the content of this article, the reader should be able to (1) discuss the significance of differential blockade on postanesthesia nursing assessment; (2) compare the zones of differential blockade between spinal and epidural anesthesia; (3) state the physiological response to preload caused by sympathetic blockade; (4) assess sympathetic blockade using a dermatome figure; and (5) state three interventions used to manage sympathetic blockade.
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D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000451:nursing*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System