Case 3

A 19 year old woman presents to the emergency department at 5am feeling depressed for last three weeks since she broke up with her boyfriend of 9 months and last week she lost her job. She was drinking all day and took and overdose. She took 52 tablets of Paracetamol (500mg) at 03:00 in the morning, she weights 70 kg.

Question 1

Was it significant overdose?

Question 2

Will you start treatment right away?

Question 3

What medications will you use to treat her?  

Question 4

What other test will you perform?

Question 5

What other Specialty will you involve in her care?