Block It Like It’s Hot Jeff Gadsden & Amit Pawa

Rectus, subcostal and TAP...oh my! In this episode, Amit and Jeff tackle belly blocks, and discuss anatomy, clinical decision-making, and their own tips learned the hard way for how to make the most out of abdominal fascial plane blocks. 

Your patient had a latte six hours ago...is their stomach empty? BUT IS IT? Don't fret...there's a quick way to find out and in this tasty episode, Amit and Jeff digest the ins and outs of gastric point of care ultrasound (POGUS), answer some listener questions and compare finger injuries...
Links discussed in this episode:
Jeff's Gastric Pocus video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kc5qVMGGPU
Cieslak article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32234201/
Baettig article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37587543/
History of fasting guidelines article (gastric fistula observation!): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17080690/
 

Amit and Jeff continue their tour of the upper limb, focusing on blocking the distal branches around the elbow, forearm and wrist. Also in this episode: discussion of listener questions about LAST, sharing of failed block stories, and somehow, weirdly, a reference to Paris Hilton.

Amit and Jeff take a tour of the brachial plexus, offering insights, stories, tips and "hold-nothing-back" hot takes regarding best blocks for the upper extremity. 

In this Season 1 festive finale, Amit and Jeff round out the year by reflecting on previous fave moments from the podcast, answer some listener questions, and count down the 12 days of Block-mas...Happy Holidays!

What's in a name? That which we call iPACK by any other name would...well, actually, we're not sure. In this controversial episode Amit and Jeff debate (and disagree!) about proper naming conventions, the value of eponyms, and who has the right to name blocks. Stay tuned for CAPS, PECS, RAPTIR, SPANK, and more...