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Latest revision as of 02:50, 25 September 2026
When administering local anesthetic to the trachea and vocal cords prior to endoscopy, an appropriate choice and would be:
a) Bupivacaine 0.25% with epinephrine, 4 mg/kg
b) Lidocaine 4%, 3 mg/kg
c) Lidocaine 1% with epinephrine, 5 mg/kg
d) 2-Chloroprocaine 1.5%, 1 mg/kg
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Answer b.
Lidocaine, 2-4% is the most appropriate local anesthetic to administer for airway topicalization. A maximum dose of 3-4 mg/kg is recommended due to rapid absorption from mucosal surfaces.
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- This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.
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