when is pcm overdose blood test don
@ 4h hrs, if it’s over 100% level at this time then they get treated
what substances affect the pcm level and how
other substances that delay gastric empyting e.g. opiates and alcohol
if pcm OD presents > 8 h what happens
if they’ve taken > 150 mg /kg then treat
Mx pcm OD
N-acetylcysteine, give in 3 stages
Mx opiate OD
naloxone
Mx TCA OD
sodium bicarbonate
Mx benzo OD
Flumazenil (only iatrogenic OD)