If you encountered a patient that had an allergy to lidocaine or other local anesthesia, what alternative methods of sedation would you suggest?

Come to your interview prepared to talk about the various forms of local anesthesia. Talk about how you would effectively determine the right form of anesthesia or sedation for this particular patient based on the procedure. Your interviewer wants to know that you can choose the right anesthesia method for the situation.

"The alternative method will depend on the type of procedure the patient was about to undergo. If it was a minor procedure, I would talk to the patient about the benefits of nitrous oxide, oral sedation, or IV sedation. I might also consider other drugs outside of the amide group of anesthetics, like procaine or diphenhydramine. In the end, doing what is best for the patient's health and comfort would be a top priority for me."