Association between state Medicaid expansion status and health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: To assess post-COVID-19 changes in insurance coverage, health behaviors, and self-assessed health among low-income, non-elderly adults by state Medicaid expansion status.

Data Sources: We used nationally representative survey data from the 2016 through 2020 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). The sample was restricted to adults aged 19-64 with household income below 138 percent of the federal poverty level (N = 179,135).

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.

[Neuroleptic malignant syndrome--case report].

We have reported the case of a 65-year-old woman treated with neuroleptics because of organic delusive disturbances. She was treated for about one month with risperidone (Rispolept) and perazine (Pernazinum). Around ten days before the patient was admitted to this ward, the following had been observed: rise in temperature up to 40 degrees C, progressive weakness and blood pressure (RR) fluctuationis.

[Toxic effects of baclofen in a patient with chronic renal insufficiency].

In this work the authors reported the case of a 29-year-old woman, who had been dialysed since 1997 in the course of chronic pyelonephritis caused by vesicoureteral reflux. Due to the detrusor vesica urinariay's hypofunction (confirmed by repeated urodynamic studies) the patient was prescribed Baclofen with a dosage of 2 x 10 mg per 24 hours. In the course of Baclofen's therapy, toxic effects of the drug like weakness, nausea, vomiting and fears appeared during the second day of treatment.

[Diagnosis of ethanol dependence using the CAGE and SAAST questionnaire in selected therapeutic populations].

An diagnosing of ethanol dependence, despite of clear ICD 10 criteria, in patients treated particularly at the toxicological and detoxication wards, but also in other hospital wards is still a difficult task. Several questionnaires have been developed for easier detection of symptoms, the way of drinking and also for economic, family and medical effects of ethanol drinking in examined patients. A high sensitivity and specificity of CAGE and SAAST questionnaires allowing to identify problem drinkers or alcohol dependence in 192 patients of Kraków Department of Toxicology and 475 patients of Detoxification Unit was stated in the study.