Journal of Clinical Toxicology
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Department of Emergency Medicine, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, 3551 Roger Brooke Dr, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, United States

Biography

Dr. Sarah Bridsong currently working in San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, 3551 Roger Brooke Dr, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, the United States in the Department of Emergency Medicine

Publications

• Case Report   
  Delayed Toxicity in an Isolated Extended-Release Acetaminophen Ingestion: A Case Report
  Author(s): Brannon L Inman*, Lloyd Tannenbaum, Joseph K Maddry and Sarah Bridsong
  
  Acetaminophen is a common toxic ingestion and the leading cause of acute liver failure in the United States. There exists a relative paucity of evidence in guiding management of acetaminophen Extended-Release ingestions compared to immediate-release ingestions. Many case reports involving Extended-Release acetaminophen ingestion are confounded by co-ingestion, resulting in a delayed peak acetaminophen level. Few reports have been published involving pure acetaminophen Extended-Release ingestion with a late crossing of the Rumack-Matthew nomogram. We present a case of witnessed isolated acetaminophen Extended-Release ingestion in an 18-year-old male, resulting in an acetaminophen level crossing the Rumack-Matthew nomogram treatment threshold at 21 hours post-ingestion... View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2161-0495.21.11.483

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