26th February 2024

A 35-year-old man presents to A&E with acute abdominal pain and nausea.

A 35-year-old man presents to A&E with acute abdominal pain and nausea. He reports that he has taken a non-staggered overdose of paracetamol with the intent to end his life. The A&E doctor checks his normogram on Toxbase and decides to administer N-acetylcysteine antidote. This to be administered in 200ml of 5% glucose.

How much (mg) glucose will be required to administer the antidote in this patient?