Local Anesthesia Board Review Questions

Local Anesthesia Board Review Questions local anesthesia is the __ - reversible depression of peripheral nerve condition which of the following are characteristics of the "ideal" local anesthetic agents? - absence of allergic reactions, absence of systemic reaction, long duration all local anesthetics produce vasodilation which __ - increases the rate of absorption the greatest percentage of local anesthetics can be found in the __ after absorption into the blood stream - skeletal muscle amide local anesthetic agents are metabolized in the __ - liver which of the following is NOT an indication of CNS toxicity? - unilateral numbness of the tongue the weakest vasoconstrictor used in dentistry is __ - levonordefrin sodium bisulfite is added to anesthetics with vasoconstriction to __ - prolong the shelf life of the solution in the US, local anesthetic cartridges contain a volume of __ - 1.8ml you have just administered an IA injection. The patient experiences pain as you remove the needle. The most likely explanation is: - there is a barb on the end of the needle the greatest efficiency in aspirating is determined by __ - needle gauge what design feature of a syringe is necessary for a syringe to be an aspirating syringe? - the harpoon prilocaine plain has a very __