RT Journal Article SR Electronic 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 FD American Board of Family Medicine SP 293 OP 296 DO 10.3122/jabfm.3.4.293 VO 3 IS 4 A1 Debra S. Martin A1 Stephen E. Willis A1 David M. Cline YR 1990 UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/3/4/293.abstract AB 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.