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⩥ sugar alcohol used as artificial sweetener and sugar substitute in diet
soda and sugar free products (sugar-free gum), and has osmotic effects.
Answer: sorbitol
-poorly absorbed in small bowel
- osmotic diarrhea, bloating, abdominal discomfort
(Aspartame is another artificial sweetener, no serious adverse effects)
⩥ Repleting hepatic stores of glutathione through IV or oral N-
acetylcysteine. Answer: tx of acetaminophen toxicity
-vague sxs - fatigue, malaise, abdominal pain
- acetaminophen tox may be asxs for 24hr
24-48hrs w sxs of hepatotoxicity, liver failure - jaundice, AMS,
coagulopathy, marked increases In serum transaminases
⩥ TCA overdose. Answer: sodium bicarbonate