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Oct 2022
21m 57s

58 - Gutting a Pearl

THE CURIOUS CLINICIANS
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Is oral furosemide absorption affected by "gut edema" in acute heart failure? In this episode, The Curious Clinicians break down the evidence around this age-old medical teaching pearl.

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Audio edited by Clair Morgan of Nodderly.com.

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