A patient asks you how atenolol (Tenormin) will help reduce hypertension. What is your best response?
a. "It will help your body rid itself of excess fluids and decrease the work your heart must do to pump blood."
b. "It will help decrease built-up water and salt in your blood and tissues."
c. "It will block vasoconstriction as well as salt and water retention."
d. "It will decrease your heart rate and how hard your heart pumps."
ANS: D
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