The nurse is preparing to care for a Native-American patient who has hypertension. The nurse understands that which antihypertensive medication would be most effective in this patient?
a. Acebutolol (Sectral)
b. Captopril (Capoten)
c. Carteolol HCl (Cartrol)
d. Metoprolol (Lopressor)
ANS: B
Captopril is an angiotensin II inhibitor. Native-American patients do not respond well to beta blockers. Acebutolol, carteolol, and metoprolol are all beta blockers.
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