Paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity

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A 49-year old lady presents to a rural Australian hospital with paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity. Can you predict whether she is likely to need liver transplantation (and therefore urgent aeromedical retrieval)?

A Lesson in History

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A man, originally from Somalia, is jaundiced and has abnormal LFTs. Can you work out the cause?

EBM Acute Liver Failure

Liver Failure

Acute Liver Failure in the Emergency Department an EBM Review

A Hyperammoniacal Encephalopathy

Clinical course of Reye Syndrome

A 7 year-old girl was brought to hospital with lethargy, irritability and vomiting. A week previously she developed chicken pox, and was treated with regular aspirin and paracetamol for fever and discomfort.