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 Martin, Debra S.
A1 Willis, Stephen E.
A1 Cline, David M.
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.