Correlation of paired toxic plasma and saliva paracetamol concentrations following deliberate self-poisoning with paracetamol
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Toxic myocarditis in paracetamol poisoning.
A 15 year old girl was admitted 55 hours after taking an unspecified quantity of paracetamol. She was fully conscious and oriented. Her pulse rate was 88 beats/ min regular and blood pressure 110/70 mm Hg. The liver edge was palpable and tender. Plasma paracetamol concentration was 41 mg/I, serum sodium concentration 138 mmol/l, serum potassium concentration 4-2 mmol/l, plasma urea concentratio...
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BACKGROUND Whereas paracetamol poisoning is predominantly seen in adolescents and young adults, the majority of paracetamol associated deaths occur in an older population. AIMS The aim of the present study was to evaluate age as a risk factor for fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) and death in a large population of patients with paracetamol poisoning. PATIENTS A total of 746 patients transferr...
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West Midlands Centre for Adverse Drug Reactions, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK National Poisons Information Service, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Edinburgh University, Queen’s Medical Research Ins...
متن کامل[Acute paracetamol poisoning].
Of 41 cases of acute paracetamol poisoning one died of gastrointestinal haemorrhage and acute massive necrosis of the liver, three became jaundiced, and 13 others had biochemical evidence of hepatocellular damage. Liver damage is a toxic effect which is present in most patients who ingest more than 15 g. of paracetamol. One patient with liver damage survived renal failure due to acute tubular n...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0306-5251
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2011.04157.x