LOCAL ANESTHESIA CH 5 PRACTICE
QUIZ –EVOLVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Most local anesthetic dental cartridges contain _______ of solution. - Correct Answers -
1.8 mL
Which of the following vasoconstrictors are added to local anesthetic solutions in the
United States? - Correct Answers -Epinephrine and levonordefrin
It has been reported that up to _______ of patients with an asthmatic condition are
allergic to bisulfite. - Correct Answers -10%
Which of the following choices does NOT act as a buffer in local anesthetic solutions? -
Correct Answers -Sodium bisulfite
Your patient remembers having an allergic reaction to local anesthesia prior to 1984 but
for many years since has been administered local anesthesia with no complication.
Your patient may actually have an allergy to _______, which was removed in 1984. -
Correct Answers -methylparaben
Mepivacaine produces severe vasodilation and is only available with a vasoconstrictor.
Mepivacaine is metabolized in the blood plasma. - Correct Answers -Both statements
are false
Which anesthetic is the least toxic? - Correct Answers -Prilocaine
Which anesthetic agent is not recommended, by some authors, to use for the IA block
due to reports of paresthesia? - Correct Answers -Articaine
Which of the following anesthetics is the best choice when a vasoconstrictor is
contraindicated? - Correct Answers -Mepivacaine
Short-acting anesthetics do not contain a vasoconstrictor. Bupivacaine is the only short-
acting anesthetic. - Correct Answers -The first statement is true; the second statement
is false.
QUIZ –EVOLVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Most local anesthetic dental cartridges contain _______ of solution. - Correct Answers -
1.8 mL
Which of the following vasoconstrictors are added to local anesthetic solutions in the
United States? - Correct Answers -Epinephrine and levonordefrin
It has been reported that up to _______ of patients with an asthmatic condition are
allergic to bisulfite. - Correct Answers -10%
Which of the following choices does NOT act as a buffer in local anesthetic solutions? -
Correct Answers -Sodium bisulfite
Your patient remembers having an allergic reaction to local anesthesia prior to 1984 but
for many years since has been administered local anesthesia with no complication.
Your patient may actually have an allergy to _______, which was removed in 1984. -
Correct Answers -methylparaben
Mepivacaine produces severe vasodilation and is only available with a vasoconstrictor.
Mepivacaine is metabolized in the blood plasma. - Correct Answers -Both statements
are false
Which anesthetic is the least toxic? - Correct Answers -Prilocaine
Which anesthetic agent is not recommended, by some authors, to use for the IA block
due to reports of paresthesia? - Correct Answers -Articaine
Which of the following anesthetics is the best choice when a vasoconstrictor is
contraindicated? - Correct Answers -Mepivacaine
Short-acting anesthetics do not contain a vasoconstrictor. Bupivacaine is the only short-
acting anesthetic. - Correct Answers -The first statement is true; the second statement
is false.
