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Jul 2023
21m 14s

Asthma (2nd edition)

THOMAS WATCHMAN
About this episode
This episode covers asthma. Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/respiratory/asthma/ or in the respiratory section of the 2nd edition of the Zero to Finals medicine book. The audio in the episode was expertly edited by Harry Watchman. 
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