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ModerateGastrointestinalCirrhotic ascites – first-line diureticuk-plab-1

A 50-year-old man with a history of liver cirrhosis due to alcohol misuse presents with increasing abdominal distension and ankle swelling. Examination reveals shifting dullness and bilateral leg oedema. What is the most appropriate first-line pharmacological treatment for his ascites?

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