Test #4 Flashcards
How much 2% lidocaine with or without vasoconstrictor can be administered to a child weighing 40 pounds?
- 72 mg
- 36 mg
- 54 mg
- 108 mg
72 mg
Using the answer in question one, how many cartridges of lidocaine can be administered?
- 2 cartridges
- 3 cartridges
- 1 cartridge
- 9 cartridges
2 cartridges*
What is the cause of facial nerve anesthesia when administering an IA nerve injection?
- Insertion of needle ant to mand. ramus
- Insertion of needle below agnel of mand plane
- Insertion of the needle posterior to the mandibular ramus
- insertion with barrel over post teeth
Insertion of the needle posterior to the mandibular ramus
If you have a 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine, how much LA is solution in one cartridge?
- 36 mg
- 18 mg
- 54 mg
- 72 mg
36 mg
What percentage of medical emergencies can be avoided with a thorough medical history?
- 85%
- 90%
- 95%
- 100%
95%
Your patient reports a history of methemoglobinemia, what LA is contraindicated?
- Prilocaine
- lidocaine
- bupivicaine
- mepivicaine
Prilocaine*
What is the maximum dose of epinephrine administered to a patient with a history of cardiovascular disease?
0.04 mg (or 40 mcg)
Which of the following are the causes of trismus?
- Hemorrhage
- Excessive local anesthetic volume
- trauma to blood vessels
- All of the above
All of the above
Common cause of LA overdose?
- Rapid absorption
- Slow biotransformation
- Excessive LA volume
- Too large a total dose
Too large of a total dose
If you had administered three cartridges of 2% lidocaine without vasoconstrictor to a healthy adult patient, how much 3% mepivacaine without vasoconstrictor can you administer?
3.5 cartridges
T/F - If a needle breaks during an injection of LA, continued attempts to remove it with a hemostat should be attempted even if the needle can not be located or observed
False
After administering a volume of LA and removing needle, you notice rapid swelling at area of injection. What is the most likely situation?
Presence of hematoma
What is the maximum dose of epi that can be administered to a healthy patient?
200 micrograms (0.2 mg)*
Which of the following is a potential cause of paresthesia?
- Trauma to nerve from needle insertion
- Storage of LA cartridge in a disinfected solution
- Local anesthetic solution
- All of the above
All of the above
If you have two cartridges of articaine with 1:200,000 epi, how much local anesthetic is in the solution?
144 mg