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Bupivacaine poisoning is treated with:

A
Esmolol
B
Sotalol
C
Lignocaine
D
5% dextrose
High-Yield Explanation
Bupivacaine causes more toxicity than other drugs in its therapeutic dosage. Hence in poisoning cardiovascular side effect would be profound and is treated with a cardio selective beta blocker that is esmolol. Sotalol is no a cardio selective beta blocker. Lignocaine is a local anesthetic that can fuher aggravate cardio toxicity. From padmaja 4th edition Page no 202

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