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Mirosław Kroczak

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Methanol poisoning--case report.

The aim of this paper is to present a case of 46-yr-old man, poisoned with methanol, treated with ethanol and haemodialysis. According to history, he was alcoholic, but without any others complaints, except mild hypertension. During the clinical course of methanol poisoning ECG revealed pathological Q wave and ST segment elevation in leads II, III, aVF, without increased cardiac enzymes activity. As a sequel of acute methanol poisoning irreversible bitemporal loss of vision was confirmed four months after poisoning. Cardiologic examination at the same time confirmed past acute coronary episode.

Coronary Disease↗

[Hypertension in advanced age].

Hypertension occurs in above half of elderly patients with the most common type of hypertension being Isolated Systolic Hypertension (ISH). Because of very well documented benefits of ISH therapy in elderly patients attention must be paid to the successful therapy which means: appropriate arterial blood pressure measurement and correct diagnosis of ISH as well as individualization of therapy protocols in accordance with principle: "start low, go slow".

Age Factors↗