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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, 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 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

  • Poisons, toxicology and envenomation

  • Acute medicine and critical illness

  • Infectious diseases

  • Clinical biochemistry and metabolism

  • Kidney and urinary tract disease

  • Cardiovascular disease

  • Respiratory disease

  • Endocrine disease

  • Nutrition and disease

  • Diabetes mellitus

  • Alimentary tract and pancreatic disease

  • Liver and biliary tract disease

  • Blood disease

  • Rheumatology and bone disease

  • Neurological disease

  • Medical ophthalmology

  • Skin disease

  • Ageing and disease

  • Reference ranges

Product details

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