The nurse is caring for a client taking lisinopril. The nurse knows that this medication works by doing which of the following? Select all that apply.
a. Decreasing preload
b. Decreasing afterload
c. Increasing preload
d. Increasing afterload
e. Increasing contractility
a. Decreasing preload
b. Decreasing afterload
rationale: "Decreasing preload" and "Decreasing afterload" are correct. Lisinopril is an ACE inhibitor, commonly used in heart failure clients to decrease the work of the heart by decreasing preload and afterload. ACE inhibitors accomplish this by blocking the renin angiotensin aldosterone system, which allows blood vessels to dilate.
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