Paracetamol (acetaminophen) overdose

RIS ID

62070

Publication Details

Jones, A. L. (2012). Paracetamol (acetaminophen) overdose. In M. W.J. Strachan, S. K. Sharma & J. A.A. Hunter (Eds.), Davidson's 100 Clinical Cases (pp. 55-57). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier.

Abstract

A 23-year-old woman. who is 34 weeks pregnant with her first child, is seen In the Emergency Department after taking 28 paratetamol (500 mg) tablets 2 h ago. She is 62 kg in weight. She did not co-ingest any other drug or alcohol. She complains of nausea and intermittent vomiting. but this has been consistent throughout her pregnancy.

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