Paracetamol
Acetaminophen
17.5
In overdose, take specimen 4hrs post ingestion or at 2 hours post ingestion if syrup was taken.
Heparin (light green), SST (gold), "T-" labs SST (gold)
0.3 ml Heparin (light green) or Plain(red).
Biochemistry
Mon - Sun, 24hrs
1 hr
Cobas Pro enzymatic
umol/L
Interpretation: In order to predict the possibility of toxicity an accurate dose time is necessary. If paracetamol toxicity is suspected obtain expert advice and consult the Rumack Mathew nomogram (nomogram available at http://www.toxinz.com/Spec/2373950)
10%
0.1 mL serum or plasma
PARA
$PARA
