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Davidson's Essentials of Medicine

  • 3rd Edition - June 13, 2020
  • 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, providin… 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

  • 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 scope of the contents was carefully selected by a team of junior doctors, emphasising only the topics that will be essential for clinical studies
  • 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

1. Poisons, toxicology and envenomation

2. Acute medicine and critical illness

3. Infectious diseases

4. Clinical biochemistry and metabolism

5. Kidney and urinary tract disease

6. Cardiovascular disease

7. Respiratory disease

8. Endocrine disease

9. Nutrition and disease

10. Diabetes mellitus

11. Alimentary tract and pancreatic disease

12. Liver and biliary tract disease

13. Blood disease

14. Rheumatology and bone disease

15. Neurological disease

16. Medical ophthalmology

17. Skin disease

18. Ageing and disease

19. Reference ranges

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 13, 2020
  • Language: English

About the author

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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