The drug of choice for a patient with significant liver disease is articaine because it is metabolized primarily by plasma cholinesterase.
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Q20: Lidocaine was the first amide local anesthetic
Q21: Mepivacaine was prepared as an alternative to
Q22: Prilocaine was first prepared by Lofgren and
Q23: Articaine was synthesized in 1969 by H.
Q24: Articaine is metabolized primarily in the liver.
Q26: The best local anesthesia drug choice for
Q27: 3% mepivacaine plain is a better drug
Q28: 2% lidocaine with 1:50,000 epinephrine provides excellent
Q29: Prilocaine can reduce the blood's oxygen carrying
Q30: The higher the pKa of a local
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