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Epinephrine (vasoconstrictor) is included in local anesthetics for the following reasons:
1. It prolongs the duration of action
2. It reduces toxicity
3. It reduces the rate of vascular absorption
4. lt provides a hemostatic effect to reduce bleeding at injection site
All of the above
Anesthetics set 1
The vasoconstrictor epinephrine in local anesthetic injections must be used cautiously in patients taking all ofthe following antidepressant drugs EXCEPT one in order to avoid transient and significant increases in blood pressure. Which one is the EXCEPTION
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (i.e., Prozac and Paxil)Antidepressants and Antihistamines
A patient has been given a large volume of a certain local anesthetic solution and subsequently develops cyanosis with methemoglobinemia. Which of the following drugs most likely was administered?
PrilocaineAnestetics
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