For patient safety, to help avoid methemoglobinemia, the total dose of lidocaine should not ex-ceed:
a. 2 mg/kg.
b. 5 mg/kg.
c. 7 mg/kg.
d. 10 mg/kg.
ANS: C
For patient safety, to help avoid methemoglobinemia, the total dose of lidocaine should not ex-ceed 7 mg/kg of body weight during a routine (<45 min) FB procedure.
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