Amide Local Anesthetics Are Metabolized

question 31

Multiple Choice

Amide local anesthetics are metabolized

• A)by being hydrolyzed by plasma pseudocholinesterases.
• B)primarily by the liver.
• C)in the spleen.
• D)minimally and are excreted virtually unchanged.

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