N-acetylcysteine overdose after acetaminophen poisoning
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N-Acetylcysteine Overdose After Acetaminophen Poisoning
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a drug used widely and effectively in oral and intravenous forms as a specific antidote for acetaminophen poisoning. In children considering the toxic dose of acetaminophen ingested by the patient and the body weight, the physician prescribes a specific dose of NAC. There is always a risk of iatrogenic overdose of NAC which can cause different mild to...
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N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is used widely and effectively in oral and intravenous forms as a specific antidote for acetaminophen poisoning. Here we report a rare case of iatrogenic NAC overdose following an error in preparation of the solution, and describe its clinical symptoms. Laboratory results and are presented and examined. A 23-year-old alert female patient weighing 65 kg presented to the em...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Medical Case Reports Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1179-142X
DOI: 10.2147/imcrj.s74563