) A patient who has acutely ingested acetaminophen eight hours ago has a serum acetaminophen concentration of 220 mcg/mL. No other drugs are suspected. Which of the following would be appropriate?
A. Repeat the serum concentration and wait two hours for the results.
B. Assess the serum concentration as being associated with low to no risk of toxicity.
C. Administer ipecac syrup followed by activated charcoal.
D. Begin therapy with N-acetylycysteine (Mucomyst).
Answer:D
) A patient who has acutely ingested acetaminophen eight hours ago has a serum acetaminophen concentration of 220 mcg/mL. No other drugs are suspected. Which of the following would be appropriate?
A. Repeat the serum concentration and wait two hours for the results. B. Assess the serum concentration as being associated with low to no risk of toxicity. C. Administer ipecac syrup followed by activated charcoal. D. Begin therapy with N-acetylycysteine (Mucomyst).