Violation
A patient with a history of hypertension presents for an emergency dental extraction. His blood pressure is 158/100 mmHg. The dentist intends to use lidocaine 2% with 1:100,000 epinephrine for local anesthesia. The most appropriate management is to
extract the tooth using a maximum of two cartridges.
extract the tooth and advise the patient to take additional antihypertensive medication.
extract the tooth using a maximum of four cartridges.
direct the patient to a hospital emergency room.