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An overview of atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) may be encountered in primary, secondary and tertiary settings, and
Raising awareness of dengue fever
Dengue fever is a disease of increasing relevance to international travellers.
Pre and post-operative needs of patients with diabetes
The incidence of diabetes is rising rapidly and individuals with the condition often have co
Key principles in assessing students’ practice-based learning
Assessing student learning in the practice setting is one of the most sophisticated and comp
Portal hypertension and varices in patients with liver cirrhosis
Portal hypertension is a complication seen in patients with liver cirrhosis and is character
Causes, prevention and management of surgical site infection
Superficial surgical site infection (SSI) usually resolves quickly causing only short-term d
Motor neurone disease: an overview
Motor neurone disease (MND) is a relatively rare, progressive and incurable neurological con
Assessing cardiovascular risk in patients with severe mental illness
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a term mainly used to describe disorders affecting the heart
Mentoring students in medicines management
Medicines management is an important part of the nurse’s role.
Emergency care of children and adults with head injury
Head injury is common and accounts for a significant proportion of patient attendances at em
Alcohol misuse in adolescents
Alcohol misuse in young people is of growing concern, even though alcohol consumption among
Optimising palliative and end of life care in hospital
The acute hospital setting is increasingly regarded as an important area for the delivery of
This article describes the prevention and treatment of travellers’ diarrhoea, the leading cau
<p>Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) is an autoimmune disease in which the immune
<p>Practitioners’ attitudes to self-injury vary widely.
Member states of the European Union have until May 11 2013 to implement the Council Directive
The rise of obesity in the UK has led to greater numbers of patients requiring bariatric surg
<p>This article aims to assist nurses in the identification, assessment and treatment
