Related Experiment Video
Updated: Feb 15, 2026

The Goeckerman Regimen for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Psoriasis
Published on: July 11, 2013
[N-acetylcysteine : effective treatment in severe alcoholic hepatitis ?]
Isaline Verdon1, Laurent Spahr2, Jacques Serratrice1
1Service de médecine interne générale, HUG, 1211 Genève 14.
Abstract:
The use of N-acetylcysteine is of unknown significance when it comes to acute liver failure of other origin but for paracetamol overdose. Current data state its beneficial use when added to standard treatment for acute alcoholic hepatitis, whereas this attitude is less clear for hepatitis of variable other origin. This review of literature attends to evaluate and reveal the possible interest of adding N-acetylcysteine to standard care of acute liver failure due to alcoholism or other non-paracetamol linked causes.
Related Concept Videos
Oxidation of Alcohols
The process of oxidation in a chemical reaction is observed in any of the three forms:
Ethers from Alcohols: Alcohol Dehydration and Williamson Ether Synthesis
Ethers can be prepared from organic compounds by various methods. Some of them are discussed below,
Preparation of Ethers by Alcohol Dehydration
In this method, in the presence of protic acids, alcohol dehydrates to produce alkenes and ethers under different conditions. For example, in the presence of sulphuric acid, dehydration of ethanol at 413 K yields ethoxyethane, whereas it yields ethene at 443 K.
Effect of Hepatic Disease on Pharmacokinetics: Dose Adjustments Due to Hepatic Impairment
Protection of Alcohols
Protection
It defines a protecting group as the masking agent to make the more reactive species inert to a given set of conditions. This concept is depicted via the illustration of liquid flow through different outlets in an assembly of pipes. The analogy helps to understand the role...
Hepatic Portal System
At its core, the hepatic portal vein is the result of a confluence of the superior and inferior mesenteric veins along with the splenic vein. Each of these veins has a unique role. The superior mesenteric vein is...
Effect of Hepatic Disease on Pharmacokinetics: Drug Dosing and Hepatic Blood Flow

