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and Zach here we're back for another med geeks podcast so today we're

going to discuss the big acetaminophen overdose we'll go over a case

break it down by intro pathophis clinical presentation work up in

diagnosis differential and of course management so let us begin so briefly you have an

18 year old male past medicalist or depression and anxiety, presents with remorse

following an intentional ingestion of anything he could find in his parents' medicine cabinet.

He believes that he took about a handful of Tallinnol tablets and believes

that they were about 10 pills of 500 milligram Tallinnol extended release tablets.

So Tallinnolol overdose. Introduction is also known as

Nacidol P amino phenol AIPAP, acetaminophen, paracetamol. It's most commonly used fever reducing and pain

control agent out there in the market. So the most common cause of acute liver

injury is drug-induced liver injury and half of the cases are due to Talenol.

So it's an important thing to know as it happens often.

So remember, Talenol is found in many many other products over the

counter. So say someone brought in from home by their family members and

were told to you they tried to overdose on dayquil.

Well remember that each capful of dayquil cold and flu includes 325 milligrams of acetaminophen.

So it can quickly escalate, you know escalate in the body.

So max dose for adults is no more than 4 grams for 24 hours.

Max dose for children is no more than 80 milligrams per 24 hours.

Tylenol can be confusing for people out there because it comes in so many different forms.

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