Question 1

i have been smoking crack cocaine since 9:30am today and at 3:30pm i have a dental appointment where i will be put under local anesthesia. my risks?

Accepted Answer

Tell your dentist: because they might want to avoid local anesthetic with epinepherine, as the combination could cause a dangerous rise in heart rate. The bigger issue at hand is the fact that you're smoking crack in the first place. Please seek treatment for your addiction issues. Crack is very dangerous, and if you keep doing it, your health issues will be much worse than local anesthetic.

Question 2

does smoking weed the night before a surgery affect the anesthesia?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: Try to get 8 hours of sleep and take nothing by mouth after midnight.

Question 3

is local anesthesia the same thing as iv sedation?

Accepted Answer

Very Different: Local anesthesia involves injection of numbing medication into an area requiring surgery. As the name implies, it is only effective in this local area.  Iv sedation describes the intravenous administration of medication to relax and sedate a surgical patient. These two techniques are complementary to one another and often used together.

Question 4

root canal local anesthesia how long does it last?

Accepted Answer

Can vary: Depends on the area as well as how the anesthesia was given..Cob be as less as 45 min to as long as 6  to 8 hours.Sometimes anesthesia is given as infiltration ...Sometimes as nerve block which can take longer..Especially for back molars..Also depends on location as well as course of the nerve..

Question 5

is local anesthesia used for inclusion cyst removal?

Accepted Answer

Inclusion cysts: Inclusion cysts are skin cysts frequently filled with fluid.  Local anesthesia is usually used to excise them.  Sometimes the cyst may get large, painful, or infected, as in the vaginal wall;  rarely, a general anesthetic is required for the patient's comfort.

Question 6

will local anesthesia hurt when giving to the cervix?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Many of the local anesthetics are painful on injection when given anywhere in the body, especially in sensitive areas as the cervix. The cause numbness after they are injected, but on initial injection they are usually painful.

Question 7

can a d&c be done in drs. office under local anesthesia?

Accepted Answer

Depends : Some doctors have the equipment and space to do this. Others do not. This will vary from practice to practice. Most will do this in the opertating room in a hospital.

Question 8

could you have a cholecystectomy done under local anesthesia?

Accepted Answer

Nothing is : Impossible, depending on circumstances, but this is not advisable under almost all circumstances.  Consult your surgeon, but i would not recommend it.

Question 9

why don't some people respond to local anesthesia or novocaine?

Accepted Answer

Local : Anesthesia has to come into contact with nerves to work. Any barrier to contact will impede function. Ph changes can impact effect. So can local anesthesia concentration and proximity to the stimulation.

Question 10

is it possible to have a tonsillectomy under local anesthesia?

Accepted Answer

Tonsillectomy local: This is not impossible. As an anesthesiologist I have provided care with this under local - I doubt that you will find anyone in the USA willing to do this due to the high litigation environment and the over regulation by the government and then local regulation and then hospital policies.

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I have been smoking crack cocaine since 9:30am today and at 3:30pm i have a dental appointment where i will be put under local anesthesia. my risks?

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Does smoking weed the night before a surgery affect the anesthesia?

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Is local anesthesia the same thing as iv sedation?

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Root canal local anesthesia how long does it last?

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Is local anesthesia used for inclusion cyst removal?

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Will local anesthesia hurt when giving to the cervix?

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Can a d&c be done in drs. office under local anesthesia?

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Could you have a cholecystectomy done under local anesthesia?

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Why don't some people respond to local anesthesia or novocaine?

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Is it possible to have a tonsillectomy under local anesthesia?

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