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When given intravenously, lidocaine is also an antiarrythmic agent, capable of correcting some ventricular arrythmias of the heart

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Q: When is lidocaine used intravenously?
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Is lidocaine used to pull a tooth?

i had a tooth pulled and was numbed with lidocaine they tryed to numb a nother tooth that was infected and it wouldn't numb so what i want to no is do they use lidocaine or novacaine to pull a tooth


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Who should not used the lidocaine patch?

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Why would lidocaine cardiac injection be used in a typical surgery?

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What is the purpose of lidocaine during a tracheotomy?

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