Local anesthetic
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local-anesthetic-182-16255747
title:
Local anesthetic
text:
A local anesthetic (LA) is a medication that causes absence of all sensation in a specific body part without loss of consciousness, providing local anesthesia, as opposed to a general anesthetic, which eliminates all sensation in the entire body and causes unconsciousness. Local anesthetics are most commonly used to eliminate pain during or after surgery. When it is used on specific nerve pathways, paralysis also can be induced.
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Medications to reversibly block pain
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_anesthetic
date created:
2003-01-28T13:31:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T21:02:22Z
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