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A 35-year-old male presents with a 4-cm laceration to his left cheek 2 cm below his lower eyelid, You explain to him that you would like to perform regional anesthesia to numb his face. Which of the following describes the appropriate procedure? (A) A mental block can be performed by injecting $2 \mathrm{cc}$ of lidocaine with epinephrine near the mental foramen. (B) An infraorbital block can be performed by injecting $8 \mathrm{cc}$ of lidocaine with epinephrine near the infraorbital foramen. (C) A mental block can be performed by injecting 6 co of lidocaine with epinephrine near the mental foramen. (D) An infraorbital block can be performed by injecting $3 \mathrm{cc}$ of lidocaine near the infraorbital foramen.

   A 35-year-old male presents with a 4-cm laceration to his left cheek 2 cm below his lower eyelid, You explain to him that you would like to perform regional anesthesia to numb his face. Which of the following describes the appropriate procedure?
(A) A mental block can be performed by injecting $2 \mathrm{cc}$ of lidocaine with epinephrine near the mental foramen.
(B) An infraorbital block can be performed by injecting $8 \mathrm{cc}$ of lidocaine with epinephrine near the infraorbital foramen.
(C) A mental block can be performed by injecting 6 co of lidocaine with epinephrine near the mental foramen.
(D) An infraorbital block can be performed by injecting $3 \mathrm{cc}$ of lidocaine near the infraorbital foramen.
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Emergency Medicine Examination & Board Review
Emergency Medicine Examination & Board Review
Susan Promes 3rd Edition
Chapter 2, Problem 6 ↓

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A 35-year-old male presents with a 4-cm laceration to his left cheek 2 cm below his lower eyelid, You explain to him that you would like to perform regional anesthesia to numb his face. Which of the following describes the appropriate procedure? (A) A mental block can be performed by injecting $2 \mathrm{cc}$ of lidocaine with epinephrine near the mental foramen. (B) An infraorbital block can be performed by injecting $8 \mathrm{cc}$ of lidocaine with epinephrine near the infraorbital foramen. (C) A mental block can be performed by injecting 6 co of lidocaine with epinephrine near the mental foramen. (D) An infraorbital block can be performed by injecting $3 \mathrm{cc}$ of lidocaine near the infraorbital foramen.
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