A nurse is teaching a class on hypertension to a group of African American patients. The nurse is correct to explain that African Americans with type 1 diabetes respond best to which combina-tion of medications?
a. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and diuretics
b. Diuretics and calcium antagonists
c. Diuretics and beta blockers
d. ACE inhibitors and beta blockers
A
African American patients who have type 1 diabetes and proteinuria should be treated with ACE inhibitors and diuretics.
Diuretics and calcium antagonists are not the preferred treatment for African Americans with comorbid conditions.
Beta blockers are less effective in African American patients than in Caucasian patients.
ACE inhibitors and beta blockers are not the preferred combination therapy for African Ameri-cans with comorbid conditions.
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