[Treatment of severe digitoxin poisoning with digitalis antibodies]. / Behandlung einer schweren Digitoxinintoxikation mit Digitalis-Antikörpern.

In a 59-year-old patient who for suicide had taken 75 tablets of digitoxin the symptoms of a severe digitalis intoxication developed. By application of the digitalis antidote BM the life-threatening condition could quickly be mastered. Because of the distinct hyperkalaemia additionally an initial haemodialysis treatment was carried out.

[Chronic hemodialysis from the perspective of the dialysis team]. / Die chronische Hämodialyse aus der Sicht des Dialyseteams.

By means of a questionnaire the authors checked the views of dialysis teams on ethical and psycho-emotional questions, on on the adaptation of dialysis patients and on dialysis work itself. The results show that psycho-emotional considerations are of considerable importance in the contact with patients over long periods. The staff think about them but are often not able to arrive at a clear opinion. This indicates that psychological training of the staff is necessary in oder to facilitate and encourage the formation of clear points of view.