More than two million medical students, doctors and other health professionals from around the globe have owned a copy of
Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine since it was first published.
Today's readers rely on Davidson's to provide up-to-date detail of contemporary medical practice, presented in a style that is concise, beautifully illustrated and easy to read. Davidson's provides all of the factual knowledge required to practice medicine, explaining it in the context of underlying principles, basic science and research evidence, and shows how to apply this knowledge to the management of patients who present with problems rather than specific diseases.
• The underlying principles of medicine are described in the first part of the boot and the detailed practice of medicine within each sub-specialty is described in later system-based chapters.
• Clinical Examination' overviews review the key elements for each system.
• Presenting Problems' sections provide a clear pathway for the assessment and management of patients who present with the most common complaints in each sub-specialty.
• Practice Point summaries detail the practical skills that medical students and junior doctors must acquire, from nasogastric tube insertion to the interpretation of of ECGs and arterial blood gases.
• Evidence-Based Medicine' boxes highlight the conclusions from major clinical trials.
• Emergency' boxes are highlighted to emphasize the core knowledge needed to manage acutely ill patients.