Local anesthetics are essential agents used in current surgical practice. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the use of local anesthetic agents.
A. Complications due to excessive plasma concentration can result only from inadvertent intravascular injection of the agent
B. Bupivacaine is noted for a slow onset but long duration
C. The addition of epinephrine to a local anesthetic agent will both lower the toxicity and increase the duration of local anesthesia
D. Hypotension observed when a local anesthetic is administered in the form of a spinal epidural block, is the result of myocardial depression
Answer:B
Local anesthetics are essential agents used in current surgical practice. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the use of local anesthetic agents.
A. Complications due to excessive plasma concentration can result only from inadvertent intravascular injection of the agent B. Bupivacaine is noted for a slow onset but long duration C. The addition of epinephrine to a local anesthetic agent will both lower the toxicity and increase the duration of local anesthesia D. Hypotension observed when a local anesthetic is administered in the form of a spinal epidural block, is the result of myocardial depression