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A Patient Is to Receive Local Anaesthesia for Removal of a Lymph

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A patient is to receive local anaesthesia for removal of a lymph node from the groin.Why does the physician add epinephrine to the local anaesthetic during the preparation?


A) Epinephrine prevents an anaphylactic reaction from occurring.
B) The anaesthetic enhances the effect of the epinephrine.
C) Epinephrine contributes to a balanced anaesthetic state.
D) Vasoconstrictive effects keep the anaesthetic at its local site of action.

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