A quick inexpensive laboratory method in acute paracetamol poisoning could improve risk assessment, management and resource utilization

OBJECTIVES: Acute paracetamol poisoning is an emerging problem in Sri Lanka. Management guidelines recommend ingested dose and serum paracetamol concentrations to assess the risk. Our aim was to determine the usefulness of the patient's history of an ingested dose of >150 mg/kg and paracetam...

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Autores principales: Senarathna, S.M.D.K. Ganga, Ranganathan, Shalini S., Buckley, Nick, Soysa, S.S.S.B.D. Preethi, Fernandopulle, B. M. Rohini
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3469948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23087506
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.99305

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3469948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23087506
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.99305

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