Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine
Ian D Penman BSc(Hons) MD FRCPE (Editor), Stuart H. Ralston MD FRCP FMedSci FRSE FFPM, Mark W J Strachan BSc MD FRCPE, Richard Hobson LLM PhD MRCP(UK) FRCPathKey features
Part 1 ‘Fundamentals of Medicine’ - provides an account of the principles of genetics, immunology, infectious diseases, population health, oncology and pain management, along with a discussion of the core principles behind clinical decision-making and good prescribing.
Part 2 ‘Emergency and Critical Care Medicine’ - covers medical emergencies in poisoning, envenomation and medicine in austere environments, as well as common presentations in acute medicine and the recognition and management of the critically ill.
Part 3 ‘Clinical Medicine’- covers the major medical specialties, each thoroughly revised and brought fully up to date. A new section on COVID-19 has been added and the impact of this infection is described throughout the book.
Clinical Examination overviews - extended and updated to summarise the main elements for each system.
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 -
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