DavidsonsPrinciplesand

PracticeofMedicine

22 keypointsaboutthe22nd Edition
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1. Everychapterhasbeenrevisedindetailbyexpertsinthefieldtobringituptodate,and
subjectedtorigorouseditorialreview.Theresultisabookwhichisnotincreasedinlength,but
containsalloftheimportantcontemporaryupdatesinmedicalpractice,presentedwiththe
clarityandsimplicitythatisDavidsonstrademark.
2. Asimplifiedclassificationprovidesaclearerpresentationofthe1350boxesusedthroughout
thebook.PopularInOldAge,InPregnancy,Emergency andPracticePointboxesareretained
whiletheEvidenceBasedMedicineboxeswhichensurethatreadersareawareofinnovationsin
practicehavebeenupdatedwithdescriptionsofnewguidelines.
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3.NewInAdolescenceboxeshighlightthefactthatmany
chronicdisordersthatbegininchildhoodgoontobecome
theresponsibilityofphysicianspractisingadultmedicine.
Theseboxesacknowledgetheoverlaptransitionalphase
andthekeypointsforadultphysicianswhenlookingafter
youngpeople.
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4.TheverypopularClinicalExaminationoverviewsatthestartofeachofthesystemsbased
chaptersareretained,andhavebeenrefreshedwithnewimagesforthemanikinsontheleft
pageandnewexamplesofexaminationmethodsandinterpretationontherightpage.
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5.RobertBritton,whoseartwork hasunderpinnedtheclarityofillustrationsinDavidsonsover
manyeditions,hasdesignedallofthenewandrevisedfigures,ensuringtheirconsistencyof
qualityandstyle.
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6. Theregularintroductionofnewauthorsandeditorsmaintainsthefreshnessofeachnew
edition.DrIanPenmanhasjoinedtheeditorialteamand18newauthorshavehelpedtobring
thecontentrightuptodate.
7. AnexpandedInternationalAdvisoryBoardnowcomprises38membersfrom16different
countries.Theirsystematicreviewofthe21stEditionproducedimportantsuggestionswhich
wereincorporatedinchapterplanningforthe22ndEdition.

CountriesrepresentedontheInternationalAdvisoryBoard:
Australia Malaysia
Bangladesh NewZealand
Egypt Pakistan
HongKong Poland
India SaudiArabia
Japan SouthAfrica
Jordan SriLanka
Libya Sweden
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8. AnewchapteronTherapeuticsandGoodPrescribing
bySimonMaxwellprovidesastrongeremphasisonthe
underlyingprinciplesofClinicalPharmacologyanda
moredetaileddescriptionofthepracticalitiesofdrug
prescribing.Thisrecognisesthecentralroleofdrug
prescriptionsinthepracticeofmedicine,addresses
recentlydocumenteddeficienciesinprescribingskillsof
medicalstudentsandrecentgraduates,andhelps
readerstonegotiatetheincreasinglycomplex
polypharmacy thatoccursintheageingpopulation.

9. AnewchapteronStroke
MedicinebyPeterLanghorne
recognisestheemergenceofthis
disciplineasaspecificmedicalsub
specialty,andhighlightsthestrong
evidencebaseforcontemporary
therapyofstroke.
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10.AnewsectiononObesitybyJohnWildingintheEnvironmentalandNutritionalFactorsin
Diseasechapterprovidesapracticalguidetomanagementofthishighlyprevalentproblem,and
newfiguresdescribetheincreasingroleofbariatricsurgicalprocedures.
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11.Anewparadigmincancerbiology,thetenhallmarksofcancerisintroducedinthe
Oncologychapterandeloquentlydescribesthekeymechanismsinvolvedincancerdevelopment
andprogression.

12. Managementofelderlypatientsremainsahorizontalthemethroughoutthebook,captured
intheInOldAgeboxes,buttheintroductorychapteronAgeingandDiseasehasbeenrevisedby
newauthorMilesWitham,detailingthelatestmethodsforassessingfrailty,disabilityand
rehabilitationneeds.
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13. TheHIV/AIDSchapterhasbeenextensivelyrevisedbyGaryMaartens,whoseextensive
experienceoftheconditioninSouthAfricaisreflectedinahighlyaccessibleandpractical
chapter.

14. Newalgorithmsforadultlifesupport,themanagementofacutecoronarysyndromeand
hypertension,andthelatestincardiacCTandMRimaging,ensuretheCardiology chapter
reflectsstateoftheartknowledgeforalldoctors.
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15. NewauthorsoftheDiabetes chapter,
RoryMcCrimmon andEwanPearson,have
broughtmanypracticalguidelinestolifein
newillustrationsandalgorithms,conveying
howalldoctorsshouldrespondtothis
increasinglyprevalentandresource
consumingdisease.
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16. NewauthorsDavidJonesandQuentinAnstee
haveextensivelyupdatedthechapteronLiver
Disease toreflecttherapidlyevolvingfieldsof
viralhepatitis,fattyliverandtransplantation.A
newapproachtotheassessmentofpatientsis
presented,highlightingtheimportanceofcareful
clinicalevaluationindeterminingacutefrom
chronicliverdisease.
17. TheNeurology chapterhasbeenthoroughly
updatedbynewauthorsJohnPaulLeachand
RichardDavenport,includingnewpractical
guidanceonthechallengesoftheclinical
approachandlocalisationoflesionsinneurology.
18. ThechapteronSkinDiseasehasbeen
extensivelyrestructuredandupdatedbynew
authors,SallyIbbotsonandRobertDawe.New
sectionsonphotosensitiveandphotoaggravated
conditionsandtheapproachtocommonskin
problemsarematchedbyover25newhigh
qualityphotographs.
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19.ThechapteronKidneyandUrinaryTractDiseasehasbeencompletelyrestructuredto
includeanewexaminationsection,anextensivelyrevisedsectiononpresentingproblems,and
updatedsectionsondiseasesofthecollectingsystem,prostatediseaseandtumoursofthe
kidneyandurinarytract.

20.TheRheumatologyandBoneDiseasechapter
hasbeenfullyrevisedwithnewauthorIain
McInnes toincludeanupdatedsectionon
imagingwhichemphasisestheincreasing
importanceofmusculoskeletalultrasoundand
MRIscanninginclinicalpractice,informationon
newdiagnosticcriteriaforrheumatoidarthritis
andseronegative spondyloarthropathies andan
extensivelyupdatedsectionondrugtreatment
whichputstheroleofdifferentdrugsincontext,
andincludesinformationonthelatestbiological
therapiesthatareavailable.
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21.BiologicaltherapiesareintroducedintheTherapeutics
chapterandtheiruseisexplainedintheImmunology
chapterandwhererelevantthroughoutthebook.The
emergenceandrapidexpansionofthisgroupoftherapies
forinflammatorydiseasesandcancerrepresentsonethe
mostsignificantdevelopmentsinmedicineinthelast
decade.
22.Therevolutioninmedicalgeneticsandthepotentialof
groundbreakingcellbasedtherapiesisreflectedinan
updatedMolecularandGeneticMechanismsofDisease
chapter.