Edited by
Ian D. Penman
Stuart H. Ralston
Mark W. J. Strachan
- Richard P. Hobson
24th Edition
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ELSLVlER
, Davidson’s
Principles and Practice of
Medicine
PDF Collected By:
Dr. Nazmul Alam Faruki
,Sir Stanley Davidson (1894–1981)
This famous textbook was the brainchild of one of the great Professors of
Medicine of the 20th century. Stanley Davidson was born in Sri Lanka and
began his medical undergraduate training at Trinity College, Cambridge;
this was interrupted by World War I and later resumed in Edinburgh. He
was seriously wounded in battle, and the carnage and shocking waste of
young life that he encountered at that time had a profound effect on his
subsequent attitudes and values.
In 1930 Stanley Davidson was appointed Professor of Medicine at
the University of Aberdeen, one of the rst full-time Chairs of Medicine
anywhere and the rst in Scotland. In 1938 he took up the Chair of
Medicine at Edinburgh and was to remain in this post until retirement
in 1959. He was a renowned educator and a particularly gifted teacher
at the bedside, where he taught that everything had to be questioned
and explained. He personally gave most of the systematic lectures in
Medicine, which were made available as typewritten notes that empha-
sised the essentials and far surpassed any textbook available at the time.
Principles and Practice of Medicine was conceived in the late 1940s
with its origins in those lecture notes. The rst edition, published in 1952,
was a masterpiece of clarity and uniformity of style. It was of modest
size and price, but sufciently comprehensive and up to date to provide
students with the main elements of sound medical practice. Although
the format and presentation have seen many changes in 23 subsequent
editions, Sir Stanley’s original vision and objectives remain. More than
half a century after its rst publication, his book continues to inform and
educate students, doctors and health professionals all over the world.
, Davidson’s
Principles and Practice of
Medicine
24th Edition
Edited by
Ian D Penman
BSc(Hons), MBChB, MD, FRCPE
Consultant Gastroenterologist, Royal Inrmary of Edinburgh;
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh, UK
Stuart H Ralston
MBChB, MD, FRCP, FMedSci, FRSE, FFPM(Hon)
Professor of Rheumatology, Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine,
Institute of Genetics and Cancer University of Edinburgh;
Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Western General Hospital,
Edinburgh, UK
Mark WJ Strachan
BSc(Hons), MBChB(Hons), MD, FRCPE
Consultant Endocrinologist, Metabolic Unit, Western General Hospital,
Edinburgh; Honorary Professor, University of Edinburgh, UK
Richard P Hobson
MBBS, LLM, PhD, MRCP(UK), FRCPath
Consultant Microbiologist, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust;
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Leeds, UK
Illustrations by Robert Britton
London New York Oxford Philadelphia St Louis Sydney 2023
Ian D. Penman
Stuart H. Ralston
Mark W. J. Strachan
- Richard P. Hobson
24th Edition
,�. .
II
ELSLVlER
, Davidson’s
Principles and Practice of
Medicine
PDF Collected By:
Dr. Nazmul Alam Faruki
,Sir Stanley Davidson (1894–1981)
This famous textbook was the brainchild of one of the great Professors of
Medicine of the 20th century. Stanley Davidson was born in Sri Lanka and
began his medical undergraduate training at Trinity College, Cambridge;
this was interrupted by World War I and later resumed in Edinburgh. He
was seriously wounded in battle, and the carnage and shocking waste of
young life that he encountered at that time had a profound effect on his
subsequent attitudes and values.
In 1930 Stanley Davidson was appointed Professor of Medicine at
the University of Aberdeen, one of the rst full-time Chairs of Medicine
anywhere and the rst in Scotland. In 1938 he took up the Chair of
Medicine at Edinburgh and was to remain in this post until retirement
in 1959. He was a renowned educator and a particularly gifted teacher
at the bedside, where he taught that everything had to be questioned
and explained. He personally gave most of the systematic lectures in
Medicine, which were made available as typewritten notes that empha-
sised the essentials and far surpassed any textbook available at the time.
Principles and Practice of Medicine was conceived in the late 1940s
with its origins in those lecture notes. The rst edition, published in 1952,
was a masterpiece of clarity and uniformity of style. It was of modest
size and price, but sufciently comprehensive and up to date to provide
students with the main elements of sound medical practice. Although
the format and presentation have seen many changes in 23 subsequent
editions, Sir Stanley’s original vision and objectives remain. More than
half a century after its rst publication, his book continues to inform and
educate students, doctors and health professionals all over the world.
, Davidson’s
Principles and Practice of
Medicine
24th Edition
Edited by
Ian D Penman
BSc(Hons), MBChB, MD, FRCPE
Consultant Gastroenterologist, Royal Inrmary of Edinburgh;
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh, UK
Stuart H Ralston
MBChB, MD, FRCP, FMedSci, FRSE, FFPM(Hon)
Professor of Rheumatology, Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine,
Institute of Genetics and Cancer University of Edinburgh;
Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Western General Hospital,
Edinburgh, UK
Mark WJ Strachan
BSc(Hons), MBChB(Hons), MD, FRCPE
Consultant Endocrinologist, Metabolic Unit, Western General Hospital,
Edinburgh; Honorary Professor, University of Edinburgh, UK
Richard P Hobson
MBBS, LLM, PhD, MRCP(UK), FRCPath
Consultant Microbiologist, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust;
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Leeds, UK
Illustrations by Robert Britton
London New York Oxford Philadelphia St Louis Sydney 2023
