Local Anesthetics Flashcards
1
Q
Cocaine Procaine Tetracaine Benzocaine Are esters
A
True
2
Q
Lidocaine Mepivacaine Bupivacaine Etidocaine Prilocaine Are amide esters
A
T
3
Q
More lipophilic anaesthetics have greater potency and longer duration of action
Eg bupivacaine
A
T
4
Q
Amides are metabolized by hydrolysis by hepatic microsomal enzymes
A
T
5
Q
Hepatic pathway is major route of excretion for local anaesthetics
A
false
Renal
6
Q
Lidocaine is an ester local anesthetic
A
F
