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Jul 2022
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S1 Ep2: #2 Get in the Spirit of Ambulato...

The Curbsiders Addiction Medicine Podcast
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Master the management of ambulatory alcohol withdrawal! We discuss the pathophysiology of alcohol withdrawal as well as the triage and treatment of this disease in the ambulatory setting. We’re joined by our bird-loving guest Dr. Stephen Holt (Yale University), an addiction medicine and internal medicine doc who teaches us a set of practical pearls that you won’t want to miss out on!
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