Which of the Following Is True Regarding the Dental Use

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true regarding the dental use of local anesthetic and epinephrine for the patient with diabetes?

• A) For most patients with diabetes, routine use of local anesthetic with 1:100,000 epinephrine is contraindicated.
• B) Epinephrine has a pharmacologic effect that is opposite of insulin.
• C) In diabetic patients with hypertension, caution may be indicated with use of epinephrine.
• D) a and b
• E) b and c

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