Resumen
Definición
History and exam
Other diagnostic factors
- náuseas e vômitos
- fatores de risco
- dor subcostal direita
- icterícia
- hepatomegalia
- nível de consciência alterado
- asterixis (flapping)
- dor lombar ou nos flancos
Risk factors
- história de autolesão
- história de uso frequente ou repetido de medicamentos para alívio de dor
- deficiência de glutationa
- drogas que induzem enzimas hepáticas (indutores do citocromo P450)
- peso corporal baixo (<50 kg)
Diagnostic tests
1st tests to order
- concentração sérica de paracetamol
- testes da função hepática
- tempo de protrombina (TP) e razão normalizada internacional (INR)
- glicose sanguínea
- ureia, creatinina e eletrólitos
- gasometria arterial ou venosa
- hemograma completo
Tests to consider
- nível de salicilato
- urinálise
- exame de urina para detecção de drogas
Treatment algorithm
superdosagem aguda única
superdosagem escalonada
excesso terapêutico
Contributors
Expert advisers
Alexander Alexiou, MB, BS, BSc, DCH, FRCEM, DipIMC RCSEd
Consultant in Emergency Medicine
Royal London Hospital
Consultant in Physician Response Unit
Barts Health NHS Trust/London Air Ambulance
London
UK
Disclosures
AA declares that he has no competing interests.
Acknowledgements
BMJ Best Practice would like to gratefully acknowledge the previous team of expert contributors, whose work has been retained in parts of the content:
Johann Grundlingh MBChB, FCEM, FFICM, EDICM, DFMS, DipMedTox, MMedTox, MSB, ERT, MEWI, MBA
Emergency Medicine Consultant
Royal London Hospital
Barts Health NHS Trust
Honorary senior lecturer
Queen Mary University
London
UK
Clarissa Ribeiro
Senior Clinical Fellow
Newham University Hospital
Barts Health NHS Trust
London
UK
Daniel K. Colby MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
UC Davis Health
CA
Alastair Newton MB ChB, FCEM
Consultant in Emergency Medicine
The Prince Charles Hospital
Brisbane
Australia
Disclosures
JG, CR, DKC and AN declare that they have no competing interests.
Peer reviewers
Ruben Thanacoody, MD, FRCP (Edin)
Consultant Physician and Clinical Toxicologist
Regional Drugs and Therapeutics Centre
Newcastle upon Tyne
UK
Disclosures
RT was an investigator in the Scottish and Newcastle Antiemetic Pre-treatment for paracetamol poisoning (SNAP) study. RT declares that he has no other competing interests.
References
Key articles
National Poisons Information Service. TOXBASE. Paracetamol. 2023 [internet publication].Full text
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Self-harm: assessment, management and preventing recurrence. Sep 2022 [internet publication].Full text
Royal College of Emergency Medicine. RCEM position statement. Use of the SNAP regime for the treatment of paracetamol toxicity. Nov 2021 [internet publication].Full text
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