What medication used to treat heart failure (HF) is a diuretic?
a. Captopril (Capten)
b. Digoxin (Lanoxin)
c. Hydrochlorothiazide (Diuril)
d. Carvedilol (Coreg)
ANS: C
Hydrochlorothiazide is a diuretic. Captopril is an ACE inhibitor, digoxin is a digital glycoside, and carvedilol is a beta-blocker.
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