Chronic Kidney Disease USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 58 year old man with a 15 year history of type 2 diabetes mellitus is found to have persistent albuminuria on repeated testing. He also has diabetic retinopathy. His physician starts a medication that lowers intraglomerular pressure by preferentially dilating the efferent arteriole. Which of the following drugs was most likely prescribed?
Answer choices
- AFurosemide
- BPropranolol
- CLisinoprilCorrect answer
- DHydrochlorothiazide
- EAmlodipine
- FAliskiren
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