TY - JOUR T1 - N-Acetylcysteine In The Treatment Of Human Arsenic Poisoning JF - The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice JO - J Am Board Fam Med SP - 293 LP - 296 DO - 10.3122/jabfm.3.4.293 VL - 3 IS - 4 AU - Debra S. Martin AU - Stephen E. Willis AU - David M. Cline Y1 - 1990/10/01 UR - http://www.jabfm.org/content/3/4/293.abstract N2 - A 32-year-old man was brought to the emergency department 5 1/2 hours after ingesting a potentially lethal dose (900 mg) of sodium arsenate ant poison in a suicide attempt. The patient deteriorated progressively for 27 hours. After intramuscular dimercaprol and supportive measures failed to improve his condition, he was given N-acetylcysteine intravenously. The patient showed remarkable clinical improvement during the following 24 hours and was discharged from the hospital several days later. ER -