Recommendations for Young Child Who Has Overdosed on Acetaminophen Elixir

Purpose: To evaluate a young child who has taken an overdose of acetaminophen elixir.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a young child who has taken an overdose of acetaminophen elixir?

Yes

Age of the child

years

Body weight

Estimated dose of acetaminophen ingested

Time since the ingestion

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Estimated intake

Is serum testing necessary on the child?

Would treatment with enteral charcoal enhance elimination?

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
- Clinical Findings of Opioid Toxicity in Patient Treated for Pain
- Pseudosepsis Syndrome in Salicylate Intoxication
Laboratory Tests
- Acetaminophen Serum Levels (Rumach-Matthew Nomogram)

Therapy

Selection
Dosage Calculations
- Clinical Findings of Opioid Toxicity in Patient Treated for Pain
Prevention
- Pulmonary Syndromes Complicating Salicylate Therapy

Monitoring

Adverse Effects
Overdose And Reversal
- When to Suspect Salicylate Intoxication in an Elderly Patient

Specialty

Toxicology
Emergency Medicine
Critical Care

Objective

adverse effects

ICD-10

T39.1 - Poisoning, 4-aminophenol derivatives

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Purpose: To evaluate a young child who has taken an overdose of acetaminophen elixir.

Specialty: Toxicology, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care

Objective: adverse effects

ICD-10: T39.1,

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