Acute acetaminophen overdose is associated with dose-dependent hypokalaemia: A prospective study of 331 patients

Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 325-328

  Waring, W Stephen ^a   Stephen, Alexandra F L ^a   Malkowska, Aleks M ^a   Robinson, Oliver D G ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; PARACETAMOL; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOMOGRAM; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANK SUM TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VOMITING;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTIDOTES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOMOGRAMS; OVERDOSE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 39649096439     PISSN: 17427835     EISSN: 17427843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2007.00176.x     Document Type: Article

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