Przegla̧d lekarski
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The aim of this study is to present a case of delirium -the state occurring frequently in elderly patients. A 80-year-old woman was hospitalized in the department of internal diseases for internal medical examinations before scheduled operation of femoral osteosynthesis. In ward, she was given analgesic medicines from the group of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID), paracetamole and opioids influencing central nervous system. ⋯ Its occurrence was ascribed to the application of strong medicines influencing central nervous system. Treatment was modified then; the opioid medicine was replaced with NSAID, which had already been used before, applied intravenously. Subsidence of delirium clinical symptoms and cognitive functions' improvement was observed.
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Smoking is a commonly recognized risk factor of civilization diseases. The number of damaging compounds, including carcinogenetic, inhaled by a smoker and exhaled, is directly proportional to a number of smoked cigarettes. Currently 32% of the Polish adult population smoke tobacco (38% males and 26% females), which is a serious social and healthy issue. ⋯ Altogether 384 adults participated in the survey. 207 were smokers and 177 people who had quit. The results of the research show that antismoking campaigns must be organized and should rather inform about unhealthy effect than motivate to quit smoking. Only few of respondents change their attitudes and stop smoking thanks to conducted antismoking campaign.