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bluebirdy
06-01-2007, 10:53 AM
What does chest heaviness and shortness of breath following the injection signify (other than a collapsed lung)?

Does inability to cough mean that the laryngeal nerve has been accidentally anesthetized? Should the patient remain in recovery until they can cough?

thanks, bluebirdy