Unit Code 4901:
Acetaminophen, Plasma, NIH Units
Useful For
- Monitoring toxicity in overdose cases
- Serum concentration and half-life are the only way to assess
degree of intoxication in early stages since other liver function
studies (e.g., bilirubin, liver function enzymes) will not show
clinically significant increases until after tissue damage has
occurred, at which point therapy is ineffective.
Method Name
Immunoassay
Reporting Name
Acetaminophen, P, NIH
Ordering Mnemonic
ACM2
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