Question 14 of 35

Delivering Local Anesthetics

Click on the correct answer to the following question:

Your patient is a 56-year old woman who informs you that she is allergic to PABA (para-aminobenzoic acid). Which of the following topical anesthetics could you use when treating her:

  1. benzocaine
  2. tetracaine
  3. lidocaine
  4. dyclonine hydrochloride
    1. 1, 2 and 3 only
    2. 2 and 3 only
    3. 1 and 4 only
    4. 3 and 4 only
    5. 1, 2, 3 and 4