Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine: with STUDENT CONSULT Access |  | Authors: Nicholas A. Boon, Nicki R. Colledge, Brian R. Walker, John Hunter
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 20
Pages: 1400
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Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 7.8 x 2.2
ISBN: 0443100578
Dewey Decimal Number: 616
EAN: 9780443100574
ASIN: 0443100578
Publication Date: July 25, 2006
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Davidson's Principles & Practice of Medicine is an internationally famous and best-selling textbook of general (or internal) medicine, renowned for providing a rational and easily understood basis for the practice of clinical medicine. Since it was first published this comprehensive text has met the requirements of several generations of medical students preparing for their examinations, while serving as a valuable reference for doctors in training. Rather than page after page of dense text, this reference makes finding information a snap by featuring lavish, colorful visual information. Extensive tables, crib boxes, MRI images, and x-ray films accompany each chapters succinct discussions. The books clear organization and color-coded chapters make it simple to find just the information you need, when you need it. * Readers have full online access to the whole book, along with 750 new self-testing questions whose answers are linked to the online text * Each system-based chapter begins with an overview of the key elements in the clinical examination * A practical, problem-based clinical approach is described in the Presenting Problems sections, to complement the detailed descriptions of each disease * Over 150 evidence-based medicine boxes summarise the results of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials in key therapeutic areas * In Old Age boxes highlight important spects of medical practice in the older population
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 Great use for conscise information September 16, 2008
R. Walker (Sydney, N.S.W. Australia)
Davidson's is a great source for information for all types of conditions, written in a very clear format, separated into Principles, and Practice of medicine. It has great flow charts, tables, and diagrams - all very useful and conscise. It also has great in text references for further information on various topics. I am an allied health student who finds that Davidson's clarifies understanding of pathological conditions. I would highly recommend this book!
 Good deal May 17, 2007
Carlos Mendivil (USA)
Good figures, nice organizarion, a bit short in therapeutics, but a great book overall.
I was really surprised to see that people didn't like it. We loved it. November 12, 2006
The Immigrant (Jerusalem)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Once you get on the wards, this is by far the best book. It helps you with physical examination in the opening of each chapter, then lists symptoms and works outward from there. This, while people complained about it meaning that material is repeated in the disease sections, is INCREDIBLY helpful when you are new. It tells you the differential diagnosis for each symptom and what the workup should be. It's not as involved and impossible as Harrison (less research and "cytokine" oriented) but practical. I was the only one with this book and everyone, including the attendings, always wanted to use it. It also mentions the major EBM clinical trials - so you always look good about knowing what trial the guidelines come from and when they refer to them, you know what they mean.
I was really surprised to see that so many people didn't like it. That said, the nephrology chapter was relatively weak, and lots of the subspecialties as well, and it is definitely not a basic pathophysiology book or basic science text - but as a textbook of Internal Medicine, it was really good, friendly for students, and above all, PRACTICAL.
Pretty Good January 27, 2006
Michael M. Halassa (Boston, MA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Davidson's Principles and Practices of Medicine is a good overview of the different branches of internal medicine. In particular, Respiratory, Cardiolovascular, Gastrointestinal and Nervous system are well organized, concise and quite informative. It is not a very good source for infectious diseases, rheumatology, nephrology or psychiatry.
I like how the book is organized into a brief introduction to organ physiology, major manifestation of diseases and individual diseases. The section on Liver diseases maybe the best source for learning the subject in this category of books. It might be worth borrowing/buying this book just for that.
 Not so well organised July 7, 2005
H. Asgeirsson
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I decided to read this book for my final examinations in medicine. I found it hard to read, primarly because of the "Major manifestations" sections. Having theses sections in the book means that it is written about each disease in at least two different places and therefore there are many repetitions. Also there are too many boxes and tables (usually I really like tables and figures, but not when they are too many). After a few chapters I gave up and changed to another book, which was much better organized (Kumar and Clark).
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