Question 2 of 46
Click on the correct answer to the following
question:
Which of the following is true of the ester
classification of local anesthetic agents:
- the primary by-product of the metabolism
of esters is methemoglobinemia
- esters are metabolized in the plasma by
the enzyme pseudocholinesterase
- some metabolism of esters can occur in
the lungs
- examples of esters include Lidocaine 2%
and Etidocaine 1.5%