Brit J Hosp Med
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This is the first in a series of four practical articles highlighting the important management steps for non-cardiologists and non-cardiac electrophysiologists dealing with patients with atrial fibrillation and common atrial flutter. This article will deal with care pathways and management principles for cardioversion of atrial arrhythmias.
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The increasing use of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of musculoskeletal injuries has alerted clinicians to the phenomenon of bone bruising. This article will outline the current knowledge and treatment implications of these interesting radiological findings.
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From April 2007 there will be two acts of parliament that govern the legal detention of patients in hospitahl: the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005. This article addresses common questions posed to liaison psychiatrists by hospital doctors: how to legally detain patients on general wards and how these Acts are applied.