To provide local anesthesia and vasoconstriction during nasal intubation, what would you rec-ommend?

a. Nasal spray of 0.25% phenylephrine
b. SVN aerosol delivery of 2% lidocaine for 10 min
c. Mixture of 0.25% phenylephrine and 3% lidocaine
d. SVN aerosol delivery of 0.25% phe-nylephrine for 10 min


ANS: C
A mixture of 0.25% phenylephrine and 3% lidocaine may be applied to the nasal mucosa with a long cotton tip swab to provide local anesthesia and vasoconstriction of the nasal passage.

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