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Acetaminophen is also known as ______
Acetaminophen is also known as ______
Paracetamol
Patients with acetaminophen poisoning may present with symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diaphoresis, malaise, jaundice, confusion, somnolence, coma, and potentially ______
Patients with acetaminophen poisoning may present with symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diaphoresis, malaise, jaundice, confusion, somnolence, coma, and potentially ______
death
Approximately 96% of ingested acetaminophen is metabolized in the ______
Approximately 96% of ingested acetaminophen is metabolized in the ______
liver
The toxic metabolite formed during acetaminophen metabolism is N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI), which is rapidly conjugated with ______ to form a nontoxic metabolite
The toxic metabolite formed during acetaminophen metabolism is N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI), which is rapidly conjugated with ______ to form a nontoxic metabolite
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Hepatocellular damage occurs when toxic doses of acetaminophen saturate the ______ and sulfation pathways with production of excessive NAPQI
Hepatocellular damage occurs when toxic doses of acetaminophen saturate the ______ and sulfation pathways with production of excessive NAPQI
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Acetaminophen is also known as ______
Acetaminophen is also known as ______
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The toxic metabolite formed during acetaminophen metabolism is N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI), which is rapidly conjugated with ______ to form a nontoxic metabolite
The toxic metabolite formed during acetaminophen metabolism is N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI), which is rapidly conjugated with ______ to form a nontoxic metabolite
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Approximately 96% of ingested acetaminophen is metabolized in the ______
Approximately 96% of ingested acetaminophen is metabolized in the ______
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Hepatocellular damage occurs when toxic doses of acetaminophen saturate the ______ and sulfation pathways with production of excessive NAPQI
Hepatocellular damage occurs when toxic doses of acetaminophen saturate the ______ and sulfation pathways with production of excessive NAPQI
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Patients with acetaminophen poisoning may present with symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diaphoresis, malaise, jaundice, confusion, somnolence, coma, and potentially ______
Patients with acetaminophen poisoning may present with symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diaphoresis, malaise, jaundice, confusion, somnolence, coma, and potentially ______
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