Toxicity of Local Anesthetics — Flashcards

Symptoms such as metallic taste, perioral numbness, visual changes, twitching, and seizures in a patient on local anesthesia point towards _____

Highest blood concentrations of local anesthetic are seen after IV injection f/b _____ injection

Drug of choice in lignocaine toxicity -

_____ acting local anesthetics are preferred for prolonged pain relief, such as in brachial plexus block

The maximum dose of bupivacaine given with adrenaline for infiltration anesthesia should not exceed _____mg/kg

The CC/CNS dose ratio for Bupivacaine is _____

Bupivacaine has a tendency to provide more _____ block over motor block (sensory/motor)

Neurotoxicity from neuro-axial (epidural or spinal) placement of local anesthetic solution is maximum with _____

_____ is the mainstay rx for cardiac arrest due to bupivacaine

Alkalinization of local anesthetics can lead to a _____ onset of action and improved quality of block