You have administered 2% lidocaine,1:50,000 mg/ml epinephrine to a healthy patient.The patient experiences restlessness,nausea,and begins to hyperventilate.What should you suspect?

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Epinephrine does not stimulate the CNS.An overdose of epinephrine produces the signs and symptoms of CNS stimulation,which may include anxiety,nausea,restlessness,weakness,tremor,headache,and hyperventilation.

You Have Administered 2% Lidocaine,1:50,000 Mg/ml Epinephrine to a Healthy