#434: MMM - Demystify the Two Types of Beta Blockers
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🗓️ 8 September 2025
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| 1:18.5 | Hello there. I'm Nurse Moe, and welcome to Mo's Monday Minute, a shorty episode of the Straight A Nursing podcast where I share a quick tip you can start using to improve your practice |
| 1:23.6 | or habits right away. For more in-depth topics, check out the episodes I release on Thursdays. |
| 1:30.0 | So have you noticed that there are different beta blockers out there? Yes, you probably have. |
| 1:35.8 | Beta blockers like Labelol and Metoprolol sound very, very similar and, you know, you might think, ah, they're interchangeable, |
| 1:46.0 | whether my patient's on the beta law or metoprolol, probably no big deal, right? |
| 1:50.5 | Actually, no, they're actually different. |
| 1:53.4 | And I'm going to explain the difference to you here today in this shorty episode. |
| 1:57.6 | Yes, La beta law and metoprolol are both beta blockers, but each one is chosen based on some |
| 2:05.7 | very important criteria. And oftentimes, or most of the time, this has to do with the patient's |
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