[Hypothyroidism as the cause of lowered blood pressure during hemodialysis]. / Niedoczynnosc tarczycy przyczyna znacznych obnizen cisnienia tetniczego podczas hemodializy.

We present a case of a 19.5 years old, hemodialyzed, girl with frequent and dramatic episodes of hypotension. She presented slightly expressed symptoms of hypothyroidism, while the serum levels of hTSH, T3, T4 and fT4 were close to the bottom border of norm. The therapy with L-thyroxin (1.75 mg/kg b. w./24h) normalized the arterial blood-pressure and led to subside coexisting symptoms of hypothyroidism.

[Evaluation of respiratory tract functions in children with chronic renal failure treated with hemodialysis]. / Ocena czynnosci ukladu oddechowego u dzieci z przewlekla niewydolnoscia nerek leczonych hemodializami.

The respiratory tract functions were evaluated in 9 children with severe renal failure treated with hemodialysis. In the most of observed children the values of spirometric parameters were improved after hemodialysis.