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What are your management strategies for patients with bradycardia post-kidney biopsy who received lidocaine for local anesthesia?
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Nephrology · UCLA
In the management of patients with bradycardia post-kidney biopsy who received lidocaine for local anesthesia, one must distinguish between vasovagal reaction and Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity (LAST). Vasovagal reaction is typically characterized by bradycardia with hypotension, lightheadedness...