Question 47 (part 2) · LDEK · Anesthesia and pharmacology in conservative dentistry

Administering an anesthetic with vasoconstrictor is contraindicated in a patient with:

  1. A. controlled diabetes.
  2. B. controlled hyperthyroidism.
  3. C. bradycardia.
  4. D. tumour deriving from the medulla of adrenal gland (phaeochromocytoma).
  5. E. history of cerebral infarction in the last 10 years.
Hint

Look for the condition in which the body already produces an excess of catecholamines.

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