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A 19-year-old woman presents 7 hours after ingesting approximately 20 g of Acetaminophen in a suicide attempt. She is nauseated but haemodynamically stable. Serum Acetaminophen level at 7 hours post-ingestion lies above the treatment line on the Rumack-Matthew nomogram. According to Canadian poison centre guidance, what is the most appropriate management?

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