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Date: June 24, 2009 8:08:39 AM EDT

To: glennskow@...

Subject: EMedHome Question of the Day

The EMedHome Question of the Day is:

What is the most commonly reported adverse effect of intravenous acetylcysteine, when administered as an antidote for acetaminophen poisoning?

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The Answer is:

The most commonly reported adverse effects of IV acetylcysteine are anaphylactoid reactions (rash, pruritus, angioedema, bronchospasm, and hypotension) which occur in about 15% of patients within 2 hours after the initial infusion (NEJM;359(3):285).


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