Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine: with STUDENT CONSULT Access [Paperback]

Nicholas A. Boon (Author), Nicki R. Colledge (Author), Brian R. Walker (Author), John Hunter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 25, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0443100578 | ISBN-13: 978-0443100574 | Edition: 20

The latest 20th Edition of Davidson's Principles & Practice of Medicine won the award for a New Edition of an Edited Textbook at the Royal Society of Medicine and Society of Authors 2007 Medical Book Awards. The award citation described the book as "Beautifully constructed with superb clarity of style - Davidson's continues to provide for students, doctors and other health professionals a sound basis for the practice of medicine."


This internationally famous and best-selling textbook of general (or internal) medicine is 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 chapter's succinct discussions. The book's 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

• Covers ethics and communication skills as well as the role of complementary and alternative therapies in medicine.
• Contains a new chapter on 'Molecular and genetic mechanisms of disease' which reviews the basics of genetics, molecular biology, and cellular biology.
• Splits Infectious diseases chapter into four shorter and more focused chapters: "Principles of Infectious disease'" covering principles of infection, prevention and management; "Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine"; "HIV/AIDS"; and "Sexually transmitted diseases".
• Includes STUDENT CONSULT access that allows you to build a personalized, fully integrated, online library, where you'll find * the entire contents of every STUDENT CONSULT title you purchase * integration links to bonus content in other STUDENT CONSULT titles * powerful search capabilities- View all excerpts relevant to keyword or subject searches (up to 300 words per hit) from every book in the series * image library * POCKETConsult- Download portions of your personal library onto your handheld * student resources- Sharpen your skills, stay informed, and have fun!.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The latest 20th Edition of Davidson's Principles & Practice of Medicine won the award for a New Edition of an Edited Textbook at the Royal Society of Medicine and Society of Authors 2007 Medical Book Awards. The award citation described the book as "Beautifully constructed with superb clarity of style - Davidson's continues to provide for students, doctors and other health professionals a sound basis for the practice of medicine."

"This book comes through where others fail...an excellent textbook; easy to read and superb value"
British Medical Journal review of the 19th edition

"If you buy one textbook of medicine it has to be this one...Good evidence based and medicine of the elderly boxes and clinically relevant information, brilliant for writing up long cases/PBLs"
Edinburgh University Medical Student, UK

"Few, if any, competing texts are as beautifully or extensively illustrated. Both the photographs and the line drawings are spectacular, with wonderful color reproduction and a clean, fresh look. The textbook is, quite simply, a joy to read. "
JAMA

"The text is comprehensive and very up to date using digestible language to inform and educate the reader. The use of detailed colour diagrams and pictures also enhances the readers understanding and makes the text more manageable.
At the end of the first chapter the authors list additional resources which the reader can then search out in order to gain more information on particular topics. I found this to be an invaluable aspect of the book and also allows readers to clarify any uncertainties by accessing information from a different resource."
Nottingham University Medical Student, UK

"In my opinion, the best new aspect about this book is its online contents...[such as] bonus content from other textbooks including Macleod's Clinical Examination and best of five self-testing questions, which allow you to test your knowledge of each chapter. I have found this invaluable for preparing for exams and they give you a very good idea about how much more revision you need to do. I would recommend Davidson's to any medical student, but especially to those in their clinical years. "
Edinburgh University Medical Student, UK

"I liked the approach taken in Davidson's - the detailed information explains complex ideas in a clear and easily understandable style, but in sufficient detail to give a true understanding of the material."
Dundee University Medical Student, UK

"The whole offering is fabulous value for money, it is a wonderful textbook and website offering and is useful for medical students and doctors wherever they are and whatever level they are studying at. "
Dr Harry Brown, Univadis

About the Author

Nicholas A. Boon, MA, MD, FRCP(Ed), FESC, Consultant Cardiologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; Honorary Reader, University of Edinburgh; Nicki R. Colledge, BSc, FRCP(Ed), Consultant Geriatrician, Liberton Hospital, Edinburgh and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; Honorary Senior Lecturer in Geriatric Medicine, University of Edinburgh; Brian R. Walker, BSc, MD, FRCP(Ed), Professor of Endocrinology, University of Edinburgh; and John A. A. Hunter, OBE, BA, MD, FRCP(Ed), Professor Emeritus of Dermatology, University of Edinburgh

Product Details

• Paperback: 1400 pages
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 20 edition (July 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0443100578
• ISBN-13: 978-0443100574
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.9 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #887,527 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent presentation and crystal-clear clarity!!, October 10, 2004

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firas_mr (India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine: with STUDENT CONSULT Access, 19e (MRCP Study Guides) (Paperback)

I wish Kumar and Clark contained as many pictures and tables as Davidson's does. It makes a hell lot of a difference while studying for examinations and in the wards. Davidson's classification of information in superb Disease Management tables, Differential diagnosis tables ("Major Manifestations of Disease" part) is far superior in this regard. Further, Kumar and Clark lacks those Evidence-Based-Medicine panels in Davidson's which puts K&C backward in time. There isn't enough emphasis on EBM and Problem Based Learning and Symptomatology. The Infective Endocarditis section lacks mention of the Duke's Criteria. Also there isn't much on Geriatric Medicine. Davidson's has a seperate chapter on Geriatric Medicine. Moreover Davidson's provides clear-cut Disease Management guidelines with better clarity. The information boxes in Davidson's are simply adorable and K&C is nowhere as good as Davidson's as far as this is concerned. Also, each chapter in Davidson's begins with a flow-chart on Clinical Examination pertaining to the body system concerned, all with color photos! - a feature lacking in K&C. Though K&C's review of Clinical Examination is more detailed...still it could use a few more pictures. K&C could learn from Davidson's presentation style! The number of clinical photographs are also fewer than in Davidson's. Although it was K&C that brought in color in print, etc first, the 19th ed of Davidson's has overtaken the 5th ed of K&C even in this regard. Davidson's is probably the most visually captivating book in the undergraduate curriculum. It also boasts of an "International Panel of Advisors" that has helped shape the content of the book. All of these advantages that Davidson's has make it more accessible than K&C in the OP, ward, before exams....you name it!!

Well K&C is better than Davidson's in a few aspects. One thing that I particularly like is the way things are explained in much greater detail than Davidson's. K&C contains a lot more info than Davidson's as far as Pathophysiology is concerned. But then, when ur already familiar with pathophsiology as a practicing physician or a final yr. student,- Diagnosis(Symptomatology plays an important role), Disease Management and Investigations are more important. Davidson's has better clarity and accessibility in these areas. A few more diseases and syndromes (eg. Pearson's syndrome,etc) are covered in K&C that are lacking in Davidson's. The Psychiatry and Neurology sections are better. K&C helps in understanding disease mechanisms better and it's style is more explanatory. This is one major factor that made me purchase this book in-spite of all its drawbacks. Also I liked the "Ask the Author" feature in the online edition.

I hope the authors of K&C make the above improvements in the next edition. I really want K&C to be on par with Davidson's, which is what most of my colleagues use.

Undergrad Medical Student,
India

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars hats off to the british!!!, March 10, 2003

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Frank Shic (vallejo, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine: with STUDENT CONSULT Access, 19e (MRCP Study Guides) (Paperback)

having read a multitude of medical textbooks including harrison's, current medical diagnosis and treatment, cecil essentials i can honestly say that this is perhaps the BEST clinical textbook i have seen so far in my experience!

the book is a beautiful one to behold, complete with EXCELLENT diagrams of the clinical presentations of many diseases and fantastic charts of differentials as well as evidence-based medicine all in COLOR!!! i can't tell you how much easier this is on the eyes than slogging through page after page of grey text!

every chapter is organized in a similar fashion with the first two pages going over all the relevant parts of an exam in a specific specialty like cardiology, gastroenterology, etc. davidson's reviews some basic pathophysiology, pertinent studies within the field before launching into the various disease entities.

although the book is not nearly as comprehensive as harrison's principles of internal medicine, it's structured much better for those with limited amounts of reading time (i.e. medical students cramming for the next shelf exam, residents trying to catch up on their sleep, and even newly dubbed attendings who are expecting children!!!).

this book will SURELY help you prepare for those annoying attending stumper questions like: who can tell me all the extra-pulmonary manifestations of sarcoid? what are the exam findings in a dialysis patient?

no respectable internal medicine library should lack this book!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Calling All Med Students!, August 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine, 18e (Hardcover)

This is the book for you! Clear, concise, up-to-date and full-colour detail made this book the most useful book on my shelf.