Question 11 of 15

Click on the correct answer to the following question:

Immediately after applying lidocaine for a topical anesthetic and administering 3% mepivacaine to your patient, he loses consciousness and begins to convulse. What is the most likely cause of this:

  1. epinephrine overdose
  2. local anesthetic overdose
  3. reaction to using two different types of anesthetic
  4. allergic reaction to the topical anesthetic
  5. allergic reaction to the local anesthetic