A Patient Being Evaluated as a Home Health Patient Is

question 31

Multiple Choice

A patient being evaluated as a home health patient is noted to be taking a diuretic and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor.Which of the following statements describes BEST how this drug combination is acting to reduce the patient's hypertension?

• A)Acts to reduce circulating fluid volume and inhibits the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II.
• B)Acts to reduce circulating fluid volume and acts as angiotensin II receptor antagonists.
• C)Acts to reduce circulating fluid volume and acts directly on vascular smooth muscle cells to reduce peripheral vascular resistance.
• D)Acts to reduce circulating fluid volume and acts to block beta adrenoreceptors in juxtaglomerular cells inhibiting release of rennin.

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