Davidson's Essentials of Medicine
- 2nd Edition - March 17, 2015
- Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
- Author: J. Alastair Innes
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 6 4 8 0 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 5 5 9 5 - 9
For over half a century Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine has informed and educated students, doctors and other health professionals all over the world, providing… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFor over half a century Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine has informed and educated students, doctors and other health professionals all over the world, providing a comprehensive account of the practice of medicine. Davidson’s Essentials of Medicine provides the core content of the main textbook in a condensed format which will be invaluable whenever you are on the move – whether commuting, travelling between training sites, or on electives.
- This book provides a distillation of the core information required for clinical studies in medicine. While retaining the acclaimed readability of the main textbook it presents the key information in a format more appropriate for practical clinical work.
- The contents have been carefully selected by a team of junior doctors, emphasising only the topics that will be essential for clinical studies.
- The book includes additional chapters of content to aid clinical practice including a practically-focussed chapter on therapeutics and a useful guide to interpreting major clinical investigations.
- The text draws directly on the depth and breadth of experience of the Davidson’s authors and its International Advisory Board.
Medical students
- Good medical practice
- Ageing and disease
- Critical care and emergency medicine
- Poisoning
- Infectious diseases
- Clinical biochemistry and metabolism
- Kidney and urinary tract disease
- Cardiovascular disease
- Respiratory disease
- Endocrine disease
- Diabetes mellitus
- Gastrointestinal and nutritional disorders
- Liver and biliary tract disease
- Blood disorders
- Rheumatology and bone disease
- Neurological disease
- Skin disease
- Therapeutics and prescriptions
- Interpreting key investigations
- Laboratory reference ranges
- Edition: 2
- Published: March 17, 2015
- Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
- No. of pages: 876
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9780702064807
- eBook ISBN: 9780702055959
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J. Alastair Innes
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Physician, Respiratory Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh; Honorary Reader in Respiratory Medicine, University of Edinburgh, UK