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Davidson's Essentials of Medicine

  • 2nd Edition - March 17, 2015
  • Latest edition
  • Author: J. Alastair Innes
  • Language: English

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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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 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.

Key features

  • 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.

Readership

Medical students

Table of contents

  • 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

Review quotes

2016 BMA Awards: Highly Commended, Medicine

"This is a valuable, readily available reference for young clinicians in the U.K. It is a very useful book for house officers in training and for those in outpatient settings of primary care. " -Vincent F Carr, DO, MSA, FACC, FACP (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences) Doody’s Score: 95 - 4 Stars!

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 10, 2015
  • Language: English

About the author

JI

J. Alastair Innes

Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Physician, Respiratory Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh; Honorary Reader in Respiratory Medicine, University of Edinburgh, UK