Prilocaine Flashcards
MC complication of Prilocaine?
Methemoglobinemia
The metabolite of Prilocaine that produces methemoglobin?
Ortho touludine
Which LA causes coutaneous vasoconstriction?
Ropivacaine
Pn - we tie the rope to the body.. i.e., exterior… I.e., SKIN!!
Articaine… True?
- Infiltration produces adequate anesthesia in CHILDREN…. So no block needed…
Pn - AARTI’s bf Nidhi works with Children (pedo)…
- More breakdown ———+ less toxicity…
Pn - A CHILD can never be HARMFUL (Toxic)
Max permissible dose Articaine?
7 mg/kg body wt
The longest acting… Most POTENT… most TOXIC LA?
DIBUcaine
Pn - I was Dhabbu (Dibu…) n was MOST POTENT…
LA with highest tissue irritancy?
BUPIvacaine
Long duration of anesthesia is achieved by? (Latest Q)
0.5% Bupivacaine + Epi 1:2,00,000
Last for 12 hrs (if block given)
n 60 min (if infiltration)
Which LA has INTRINSIC Vasoconstriction ability?
Cocaine
Concept of WALKING time bombs?
Risk of death is more in IV cocaine users when LA is given with Adr… Because Cocaine also has vasoconstriction activity… So it will be DOUBLED up…
Therefore these pts r called WALKING TIME BOMBS!!
The only NATURAL LA?
Cocaine
Epinephrine should not be combined with which LA?
Cocaine
LA which has sympathomimetic property?
Cocaine
First LA ever to be used clinically?
Cocaine (Again..!!)
The first ever dental nerve block was carried out by?
Halsted
