A Client with Heart Failure Has Been Prescribed an Angiotensin-Converting

question 22

Multiple Choice

A client with heart failure has been prescribed an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor. The nurse would explain that this drug alleviates manifestations of heart failure by

• A) decreasing circulating volume.
• B) increasing myocardial contractility.
• C) increasing vasodilation.
• D) slowing atrioventricular conduction time.

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