A 34-Year-Old Woman Received a Brachial Plexus Nerve Block Before

question 1

Multiple Choice

A 34-year-old woman received a brachial plexus nerve block before undergoing surgical repair of carpal tunnel syndrome affecting her left wrist. A total of 40 ml of local anesthetic solution was used. Forty-five minutes after the nerve block was placed, the patient suffered a cardiac arrest. This is the local anesthetic most likely used:

• A) Lidocaine
• B) Mepivacaine
• C) Etidocaine
• D) Bupivacaine
• E) Procaine

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