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Why shouldn't a patient eat anything when they have had dental work done and a local anesthetic injected into their lower jaw?
Following dental work when your lower jaw is numb, there is a danger that you may accidentally bite your tongue or your lip. Since you cannot feel your lip or tongue, you can do significant damage. It is best to wait until the local anesthetic wears off before eating solid food.
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When a local anesthetic containing epinephrine is mistakenly injected into a blood vessel the patient could demonstrate?
an increase in blood pressure .
How is a patient prepared for a joint biopsy?
Blood tests will be done to check that blood clots properly. A mild sedative may be given before the procedure. With the patient lying down, the skin over the joint is disinfected and a local anesthetic is injected
What happens during phlebography?
During the procedure, the patient lies on a tilting x ray table. The area where the catheter will be inserted is shaved, if necessary, and cleaned. In some cases, a local anesthetic is injected.
What type of anesthetic do they give you during LASIK?
For both LASIK and PRK, the patient's eye is numbed with anesthetic drops. No injections are necessary. The patient is awake and relaxed during the procedure.
Who administers the local anesthetic to an eye surgery patient?
An anesthesiologist may be on hand during surgery to administer the local anesthetic.
What is a sentence with the word topical?
The dotoor gave his patient a topical anesthetic.
Is a medication used to induce anesthesia?
Sometimes. When we have to do something and the patient would feel pain, we often give them an anesthetic so they don't feel it.
What preparations are required with deep brain stimulation?
Medical tests, and one or more types of neuroimaging procedures.the stereotactic frame is fixed to the patient's head. A local anesthetic is used.A final MRI is done.The patient will receive a mild sedative.the patient receives general anesthetic
Is a patient undergoing trigger thumb surgery given something to sleep before the procedure?
Surgery for trigger finger is usually done on an outpatient basis using a local anesthetic. So in that case the patient will not be given anything to sleep before the procedure.
What are basic guidelines for adjusting the amount of anesthetic delivered to the patient during surgery?
hemodynamic responses--the patient's blood pressure and heart rate
Can you take antibiotics and have a general anesthetic?
No, I believe I heard a nurse say that to another patient in my room.
What preparations are needed for a thyroid incisional biopsy?
If an open incisional biopsy is being done, a general anesthetic is required and the patient will be asked to refrain from eating or drinking anything 8-12 hours before the test.
