The Why? Series

The posts within Why Series explore the "dogma" of liver disease management using a combination of historical perspective, basic physiology, and clinical experiential knowledge.

The Why? Series

Why do we use the combination of furosemide and spironolactone in the treatment of cirrhotic ascites?

How many times have you prescribed diuretic therapy for a cirrhotic patient with ascites? It's muscle memory at this point: furosemide 40mg, spironolactone 100mg. Done. Today, we break things down and...

Hersh Shroff

June 14, 2020

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Juan Jose Gonzalez

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Elliot Tapper

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The Why? Series

Why do we use the combination of furosemide and spironolactone in the treatment of cirrhotic ascites?

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