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A 62-year-old patient taking propranolol 80 mg twice daily receives three cartridges of 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine for periodontal flap surgery. Within minutes, blood pressure rises from 138/84 to 210/115 mmHg and heart rate drops from 72 to 48 bpm. What best explains this response?
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