Unintentional Chronic Acetaminophen Poisoning During Pregnancy Resulting in Liver Transplantation

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 176-178

  Thornton, Stephen L ^a   Minns, Alicia B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Hepatic failure; Hepatotoxicity; Liver transplant; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; BICARBONATE; COCODAMOL; GLUCOSE; INFUSION FLUID; PARACETAMOL; PHYTOMENADIONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JAUNDICE; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOMALACIA; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; TERATOGENESIS; TOOTH PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84862496240     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-012-0218-2     Document Type: Article

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