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The cells of the heart are ________ when they are in a resting phase.

Discussion boards will not be reopened once they have closed.

25 gauge needles are indicated for both PSA and IO injections because _________

The landmarks for the Infraorbital Nerve Block (IO) are

You have injected one cartridge of 2% Lidocaine with 1:100,000 Epinephrine for IA/Lingual & Buccal injections.  How much Lidocaine and Epinephrine have you delivered?

Methods for calculating pediatric drug doses include:

How many milligrams of local anesthetic are contained in one cartridge of 1% solution?

You have given an IANB and lingual nerve block with 2% lidocaine, but your patient complains of an “electric shock” feeling and has called 2 days post-procedure report that “his tongue tip is still numb.” This complication is known as _________ and the _________nerve has been affected.

You missed the inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) and had to redo the injection 4 times with 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine before the patient was successfully anesthetized.What are the management recommendations for the complication resulting from multiple missed IANBs?

You have inserted the needle 18 mm for a PSA nerve block; the patient immediately begins to develop a large colorless swelling on their cheek. The swelling changes color over the next day.What local complication has occurred?