Chapter 28: Local Anesthesia in Facial Plastic Surgery

  1. What is the maximum nontoxic dose (in mg/kg) of lidocaine mixed with 1:100,000 epinephrine?
    • A. 2 to 4
    • B. 5 to 7
    • C. 9 to 11
    • D. 50 to 70
  2. Which of the following is not an early complication of local anesthesia toxicity?
    • A. tinnitus
    • B. blurred vision
    • C. tremors
    • D. respiratory depression
  3. Which of the following cleaves bonds between the moieties that form ground substance?
    • A. lidocaine
    • B. epinephrine
    • C. hyaluronidase
    • D. naloxone
  4. Local anesthetics are thought to work via which of the following mechanisms?
    • A. sodium channels in cell walls
    • B. intracellular lysosomes
    • C. nuclear membrane receptors
    • D. potassium channels in cell walls
  5. Cutaneous sensory nerves of the face are predominantly of which type?
    • A. A
    • B. B
    • C. C
    • D. D

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