Podcast #141 - Furosemide (Frusemide) Mythbusting

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English - April 02, 2019 17:00 - 10 minutes - 9.98 MB - ★★★★★ - 71 ratings
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Furosemide (frusemide) is a commonly used loop diuretic. Also known by the commercial name, Lasix, it is well established drug but is prone to some common myths. To help kill the dogma, we review a recently published paper discussing 10 myths regarding this frequently used medication.