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Anaesthesia FMGE 2017 d6855d6d

Which of the following local anesthetics causes methemoglobinemia:-

A
Lignocaine
B
Benzocaine
C
Chloroprocaine
D
Dibucaine
High-Yield Explanation
Methemoglobinemia * Benzocaine * Prilocaine * EMLA Cream (Lignocainee + Prilocaine) Physiologically Iron in Hb is Fe2+ If iron in Hb is Fe3+ - Methemoglobin Rx: IV Methylene Blue

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