Davidson's Essentials of Medicine E-Book

J. Alastair Innes

Description

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.

• This book provides a distillation of the core information required for clinical studies in medicine. While retaining the acclaimed readability of the main textbook it presents the key information in a format more appropriate for practical clinical work.

• The contents have been carefully selected by a team of junior doctors, emphasising only the topics that will be essential for clinical studies.

• The book includes additional chapters of content to aid clinical practice including a practically-focussed chapter on therapeutics and a useful guide to interpreting major clinical investigations.

• The text draws directly on the depth and breadth of experience of the Davidson’s authors and its International Advisory Board.

• Updated to include key changes and new illustrations included in Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine.

Sujets

• Médecine
• Spécialités médicales
• Internal Medicine
• Medical

Informations

• Publié par: Churchill Livingstone
• Date de parution: 17 mars 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 3
• EAN13: 9780702055959
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

Davidson's Essentials of Medicine
2nd Edition
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) FBPharmacolS FHEA
Professor of Student Learning (Clinical Pharmacology and Prescribing), University of Edinburgh; Honorary Consultant Physician, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK

Edinburgh London New York Oxford Philadelphia St Louis Sydney Toronto 2016
Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Copyright
Sir Stanley Davidson (1894-1981)
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contributors to Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine, 22nd Edition
List of abbreviations
Picture credits
Chapter 2
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
1 Good medical practice
The doctor-patient relationship
Communication and other clinical skills
Investigations
Estimating and communicating risk
Clinical ethics
Personal and professional development
Complementary and alternative medicine
2 Ageing and disease
Comprehensive geriatric assessment
Investigation in the elderly
Presenting problems in geriatric medicine
Rehabilitation
3 Critical care and emergency medicine
Clinical examination of the critically ill patient
Recognising the critically ill patient
Monitoring
General principles of critical care management
Specific presenting problems in the icu
Discharge from intensive care
Withdrawal of care
Outcomes of intensive care
4 Poisoning
Clinical examination of the poisoned patient
General approach to the poisoned patient
Management of the poisoned patient
Poisoning by specific pharmaceutical agents
Drugs of misuse
Alcohol misuse and dependence
Chemicals and pesticides
Envenoming
5 Infectious disease
Clinical examination of patients with infectious disease
Principles of infectious disease
Detection of infection
Reservoirs of infection
Transmission of infection
Prevention of infection
Presenting problems in infectious diseases
Viral infections
Prion diseases
Bacterial infections
Protozoal infections
Infections caused by helminths
Fungal infections
Sexually transmitted bacterial infections
Sexually transmitted viral infections
Human immunodeficiency virus infection
Presenting problems in HIV infection
Management of HIV
6 Clinical biochemistry and metabolism
Water and electrolyte distribution
Disorders of sodium balance
Disorders of water balance
Disorders of potassium balance
Disorders of acid-base balance
Disorders of divalent ion metabolism
Disorders of phosphate metabolism
Disorders of amino acid metabolism
Disorders of carbohydrate metabolism
Disorders of lipid metabolism
Other biochemical disorders
Disorders of complex lipid metabolism
Disorders of haem metabolism: the porphyrias
7 Kidney and urinary tract disease
Clinical examination of the kidney and urinary tract
Measurement of renal function
Presenting problems in renal and urinary tract disease
Acute kidney injury
Chronic kidney disease
Renal replacement therapy
Renal vascular diseases
Glomerular diseases
Tubulo-interstitial diseases
Cystic kidney diseases
Renal stone disease
Isolated defects of tubular function
Diseases of the collecting system and ureters
Infections of the urinary tract
Benign prostatic enlargement (BPE)
Tumours of the kidney and urinary tract
Renal involvement in systemic disorders
Drugs and the kidney
8 Cardiovascular disease
Clinical examination of the cardiovascular system
Presenting problems in cardiovascular disease
Disorders of heart rate, rhythm and conduction
Anti-arrhythmic drugs
Therapeutic procedures
Coronary artery disease
Vascular disease
Hypertension
Diseases of the heart valves
Congenital heart disease
Diseases of the myocardium
Diseases of the pericardium
9 Respiratory disease
Clinical examination of the respiratory system
Presenting problems in respiratory disease
Obstructive pulmonary diseases
Infections of the respiratory system
Respiratory diseases caused by fungi
Tumours of the bronchus and lung
Interstitial and infiltrative pulmonary diseases
Occupational and environmental lung disease
Pulmonary vascular disease
Diseases of the upper airway
Pleural disease
Diseases of the diaphragm
Deformities of the chest wall
10 Endocrine disease
Clinical examination in endocrine disease
Major endocrine functions and anatomy
Presenting problems in endocrine disease
The thyroid gland
The reproductive system
The parathyroid glands
The adrenal glands
The endocrine pancreas and GI tract
The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland
Diseases affecting multiple endocrine glands
11 Diabetes mellitus
Clinical examination of the patient with diabetes
Functional anatomy, physiology and investigations
Presenting problems in diabetes
Management of diabetes
Complications of diabetes
12 Gastrointestinal and nutritional disorders
Clinical examination of the gastrointestinal tract
Presenting problems in gastrointestinal disease
Disorders of nutrition
Diseases of the mouth and salivary glands
Diseases of the oesophagus
Diseases of the stomach and duodenum
Diseases of the small intestine
Diseases of the pancreas
Inflammatory bowel disease
Irritable bowel syndrome
Ischaemic gut injury
Disorders of the colon and rectum
Diseases of the peritoneal cavity
13 Liver and biliary tract disease
Clinical examination of the abdomen for liver and biliary disease
Presenting Problems in Liver Disease
Cirrhosis
Portal Hypertension
Infections and the liver
Alcoholic liver disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Autoimmune liver diseases
Liver tumours
Drugs and the liver
Inherited liver diseases
Vascular liver diseases
Pregnancy and the liver
Liver transplantation
Cholestatic and biliary disease
14 Blood disease
Clinical examination in blood disease
Presenting problems in blood disease
Blood products and transfusion
Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Anticoagulant and antithrombotic therapy
Anaemias
Haematological malignancies
Aplastic anaemia
Myeloproliferative disorders
Bleeding disorders
15 Rheumatology and bone disease
Clinical examination of the musculoskeletal system
Presenting problems in musculoskeletal disease
Principles of management of musculoskeletal disorders
Osteoarthritis
Crystal-induced arthritis
Fibromyalgia
Bone and joint infection
Rheumatoid arthritis
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Seronegative spondarthritis
Connective tissue disease
Vasculitis
Diseases of bone
16 Neurological disease
Clinical examination of the nervous system
Presenting problems in neurological disease
Stroke disease
Headache syndromes
Epilepsy
Vestibular disorders
Sleep disorders
Neuro-inflammatory diseases
Paraneoplastic neurological disease
Neurodegenerative diseases
Infections of the nervous system
Intracranial mass lesions and raised intracranial pressure
Disorders of the spine and spinal cord
Diseases of peripheral nerves
Disorders of the neuromuscular junction
Diseases of muscle
17 Skin disease
Clinical examination in skin disease
Presenting problems in skin disease
Skin tumours
Common skin infections and infestations
Acne and rosacea
Eczema
Psoriasis and other erythematous eruptions
Bullous diseases
Pigmentation disorders
Hair disorders
Nail disorders
Skin disease in general medicine
18 Therapeutics and prescribing
Writing a drug prescription
Altering dosages in renal impairment
Altering dosages in hepatic failure
Altering dosages in older people
Drugs commonly used in clinical practice
19 Interpreting key investigations
Electrocardiography
Chest X-ray
Respiratory function tests
Inflammatory markers
20 Laboratory reference ranges
Units
Index
Copyright

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