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22nd February 2024

A 28 year old male requires a chest drain for a left-sided spontaneous pneumothorax.

A 28 year old male requires a chest drain for a left-sided spontaneous pneumothorax. The site needs to be locally anaesthetised before the procedure can begin. You are given a vial of 2% lidocaine to use and asked to administer 10mg.

How many ml of 2% Lidocaine solution should be used to achieve this?

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