Paracetamol poisoning: beyond the nomogram

Paracetamol poisoning is the commonest overdose seen in the UK. The management of patients with paracetamol poisoning has been little changed for the past 40 years, with a weight related dose of antidote (acetylcysteine) and treatment based on nomograms relating paracetamol concentration to time fro...

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Published in:	British journal of clinical pharmacology Vol. 80; no. 1; pp. 45 - 50
Main Author:	Bateman, D. Nicholas
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.07.2015
Subjects:	Acetaminophen - administration & dosage Acetaminophen - poisoning acetylcysteine Acetylcysteine - administration & dosage Acetylcysteine - therapeutic use Analgesics, Non-Narcotic - administration & dosage Analgesics, Non-Narcotic - poisoning antidotes aracetamol biomarkers Biomarkers - blood Drug Overdose - drug therapy Humans Nomograms poisoning Reviews Risk Assessment - methods acetylcysteine antidotes aracetamol poisoning biomarkers
ISSN:	0306-5251, 1365-2125, 1365-2125
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