Paracetamol overdose: An evidence based flowchart to guide management

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 202-205

  Wallace, C I ^a   Dargan, P I ^a   Jones, Alison L ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CAFFEINE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PARACETAMOL; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMBASE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION SERVICE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDLINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRURITUS; RASH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0036274182     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.19.3.202     Document Type: Article

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