In the treatment of hypertension, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are used to produce vasodilation and in-crease:

A. the heart rate
B. the pulse rate
C. renal blood flow
D. hepatic blood flow


c
Rationale: Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are used in hypertension to produce vasodilation and to in-crease renal blood flow.

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