Cardiovascular Drugs USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 54-year-old woman with recurrent calcium kidney stones and hypertension presents with BP 158/94 mmHg, HR 82 bpm, and serum creatinine 0.9 mg/dL. She is started on a diuretic. After three months, her BP improves to 132/86 mmHg and 24-hour urinary calcium decreases from 320 to 180 mg/day. Serum potassium remains normal at 4.2 mEq/L. Which medication was most likely prescribed?
Answer choices
- AFurosemide
- BAcetazolamide
- CMannitol
- DSpironolactone
- EHydrochlorothiazideCorrect answer
- FAmiloride
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