SAQ 1449 – Paracetamol overdose risk assessment and transplant referral

A 21-year-old woman is brought to the ED after an intentional paracetamol overdose.

She is admitted overnight to the short stay unit for N-acetylcysteine after a high-risk ingestion. The next morning she looks unwell.

List four key history factors that will influence your toxicological risk assessment.

(Marked out of 4.0)

/ 4

List three potential indications for activated charcoal in this patient.

(Marked out of 3.0)

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List five criteria that would warrant transfer to a service with liver transplant capability.

(Marked out of 5.0)

/ 5

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