In acetaminophen poisoning, when the initiation of N-Acetylcysteine therapy is delayed, there is the greater the risk of acute liver failure
belongs to book: MCQs in Pediatrics Review of Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics|Zuhair M Almusawi, Hasanein Ghali|20th edition| Chapter number:8| Question number:8.48
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(D). The importance of instituting therapy with either IV or oral N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) no later than 8 hr from the time of ingestion cannot be overemphasized. No patient, no matter the size of the ingestion, who receives NAC within 8 hr of overdose, should die from liver failure. The further out from the 8 hr mark the initiation of therapy is delayed, the greater the risk of acute liver failure
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