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.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Sir Stanley Davidson (1894–1981) - p. vi 6. Preface - p. vii 7. Acknowledgements - p. viii 8. Contributors to Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine, 23rd Edition - p. ix 9. List of abbreviations - p. xiv 10. Picture credits - p. xvi 11. 1. Clinical decision making - p. 1 12. 2. Clinical therapeutics and prescribing - p. 11 13. 3. Poisoning - p. 43 14. 4. Acute medicine and critical illness - p. 57 15. 5. Infectious disease - p. 99 16. Principles of infectious disease - p. 99 17. Clinical examination of patients with infectious disease - p. 100 18. Detection of infection - p. 100 19. Reservoirs of infection - p. 101 20. Transmission of infection - p. 101 21. Healthcare associated infections - p. 101 22. Outbreak control - p. 102 23. Immunisation - p. 102 24. Presenting problems in infectious diseases - p. 102 25. Viral infections - p. 114 26. Prion diseases - p. 126 27. Bacterial infections - p. 126 28. Systemic bacterial infections - p. 130 29. Gastrointestinal bacterial infections - p. 136 30. Respiratory bacterial infections - p. 140 31. Bacterial infections with neurological involvement - p. 142 32. Mycobacterial infections - p. 142 33. Rickettsial and related intracellular bacterial infections - p. 146 34. Chlamydial infections - p. 148 35. Protozoal infections - p. 149 36. Intestinal nematodes - p. 161 37. Fungal infections - p. 170 38. Sexually transmitted bacterial infections - p. 173 39. Sexually transmitted viral infections - p. 175 40. HIV infection - p. 175 41. Presenting problems in HIV infection - p. 179 42. Management of HIV - p. 184 43. 6. Clinical biochemistry and metabolic medicine - p. 187 44. 7. Nephrology and urology - p. 207 45. 8. Cardiology - p. 249 46. 9. Respiratory medicine - p. 311 47. 10. Endocrinology - p. 369 48. 11. Diabetes mellitus - p. 419 49. 12. Gastroenterology - p. 449 50. 13. Hepatology - p. 509 51. 14. Haematology and transfusion medicine - p. 553 52. 15. Rheumatology and bone disease - p. 593 53. 16. Neurology - p. 637 54. 17. Medical ophthalmology - p. 713 55. 18. Dermatology - p. 733 56. 19. Ageing and disease - p. 775 57. 20. Oncology - p. 785 58. 21. Laboratory reference ranges - p. 811 59. Index - p. 821
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.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Sir Stanley Davidson (1894–1981) - p. vi 6. Preface - p. vii 7. Acknowledgements - p. viii 8. Contributors to Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine, 23rd Edition - p. ix 9. List of abbreviations - p. xiv 10. Picture credits - p. xvi 11. 1. Clinical decision making - p. 1 12. 2. Clinical therapeutics and prescribing - p. 11 13. 3. Poisoning - p. 43 14. 4. Acute medicine and critical illness - p. 57 15. 5. Infectious disease - p. 99 16. Principles of infectious disease - p. 99 17. Clinical examination of patients with infectious disease - p. 100 18. Detection of infection - p. 100 19. Reservoirs of infection - p. 101 20. Transmission of infection - p. 101 21. Healthcare associated infections - p. 101 22. Outbreak control - p. 102 23. Immunisation - p. 102 24. Presenting problems in infectious diseases - p. 102 25. Viral infections - p. 114 26. Prion diseases - p. 126 27. Bacterial infections - p. 126 28. Systemic bacterial infections - p. 130 29. Gastrointestinal bacterial infections - p. 136 30. Respiratory bacterial infections - p. 140 31. Bacterial infections with neurological involvement - p. 142 32. Mycobacterial infections - p. 142 33. Rickettsial and related intracellular bacterial infections - p. 146 34. Chlamydial infections - p. 148 35. Protozoal infections - p. 149 36. Intestinal nematodes - p. 161 37. Fungal infections - p. 170 38. Sexually transmitted bacterial infections - p. 173 39. Sexually transmitted viral infections - p. 175 40. HIV infection - p. 175 41. Presenting problems in HIV infection - p. 179 42. Management of HIV - p. 184 43. 6. Clinical biochemistry and metabolic medicine - p. 187 44. 7. Nephrology and urology - p. 207 45. 8. Cardiology - p. 249 46. 9. Respiratory medicine - p. 311 47. 10. Endocrinology - p. 369 48. 11. Diabetes mellitus - p. 419 49. 12. Gastroenterology - p. 449 50. 13. Hepatology - p. 509 51. 14. Haematology and transfusion medicine - p. 553 52. 15. Rheumatology and bone disease - p. 593 53. 16. Neurology - p. 637 54. 17. Medical ophthalmology - p. 713 55. 18. Dermatology - p. 733 56. 19. Ageing and disease - p. 775 57. 20. Oncology - p. 785 58. 21. Laboratory reference ranges - p. 811 59. Index - p. 821
