Davidson's essentials of medicine

"The core content you need in a condensed format! 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. Now fully revised and updated, Davidson's Essentials of Medicine, Third Edition, provides the core content of the main textbook in a condensed format - invaluable for rapid access to key information and for readers on the move - whether commuting, travelling between training sites, or during remote attachments and electives. Key features include : a highly readable distillation of the core information required for clinical studies in medicine ; includes new chapters on Clinical decision making, Clinical therapeutics and prescribing, Acute medicine and critical illness, Medical ophthalmology and Oncology ; contents fully updated to reflect current changes in practice as described in the current edition of parent textbook."--adapted from back cover.

Previous edition: 2016.

Based on the contents of: Davidson's principles and practice of medicine / edited by Brian J. Angus and others. 23rd edition. 2018.

Revised edition of: Davidson's essentials of medicine / edited by J. Alastair Innes, PhD, FRCP(Ed), Consultant Physician and Honorary Reader in Respiratory Medicine, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK ; with a contribution by Simon Maxwell, PhD, FRCP, FRCP(Ed), FBPhamacolS FHEA, Professor of Student Learning (Clinical Pharmacology and Prescribing), University of Edinburgh, Honorary Consultant Physician, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK. Second edition. [2016].

Sir Stanley Davidson -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors to Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine, 23rd Edition -- List of abbreviations -- Picture credits -- 1. Clinical decision making -- 2. Clinical therapeutics and prescribing -- 3. Poisoning -- 4. Acute medicine and critical illness -- 5. Infectious disease -- 6. Clinical biochemistry and metabolic medicine -- 7. Nephrology and urology -- 8. Cardiology -- 9. Respiratory medicine -- 10. Endocrinology -- 11. Diabetes mellitus -- 12. Gastroenterology -- 13. Hepatology -- 14. Haematology and transfusion medicine -- 15. Rheumatology and bone disease -- 16. Neurology -- 17. Medical ophthalmology -- 18. Dermatology -- 19. Ageing and disease -- 20. Oncology -- 21. Laboratory reference ranges -- Index.