Local anesthetic
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Lidocaine for Office I&D: Why the Dose Ceiling Isn’t a Guarantee
For a normal, healthy 60-kg adult receiving plain 1% lidocaine, calculate the maximum recommended dose as 270 mg, or 27 mL. Learn why that ceiling is not a safety guarantee—and how cumulative exposure, injection technique, monitoring, and early toxicity signs matter.