The cardiologist again flushes a saline solution through the catheter. Note the characteristic curled tip of the catheter.
The cardiologist administers approximately 3ml of local anaesthetic (such as 1% lidocaine) subcutaneously. Care is taken to avoid puncturing the radial artery. (The chance of this is reduced if a short subcutaneous needle is used.). Drugs are usually given to control spasms. These are not standardised, but nitroglycerine, verapamil and papversine are co
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