Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine

• The opening section describes the fundamentals of genetics, immunology, infectious diseases and population health, and discusses the core principles of clinical decision-making and good prescribing
• A new second section on emergency and critical care medicine encompasses poisoning, envenomation and environmental medicine, and introduces a new chapter on acute medicine and critical illness
• The third section covers the major medical specialties, each thoroughly revised and brought fully up to date. Two new chapters on maternal and adolescent/transition medicine complement the one on ageing and disease. A new chapter on medical ophthalmology has been included
• Clinical Examination overviews summarise the main elements for each system and now feature in the biochemistry, nutrition and dermatology chapters
• Presenting Problems sections provide a clear pathway for the assessment of and approach to the most common complaints in each specialty
• Practice Point summaries detail the practical skills that medical students and junior doctors must acquire
• Emergency boxes emphasise the core knowledge needed to manage acutely ill patients
• In Old Age, In Pregnancy and In Adolescence boxes highlight differences in the practice of medicine in these patient groups, and illustrate the interfaces between medical, obstetric and paediatric services
• The text is extensively illustrated, with over 1000 diagrams, clinical photographs, and radiology and pathology images
• The global perspective is enhanced by an International Advisory Board of experts from 17 countries, and by authors from around the world

Medical students / undergraduates; Junior doctors; MRCP candidates; nurses / nurse practitioners; physician assistants