A patient who stops taking an ACE inhibitor because of its side effects will begin taking an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) medication. Which side effect of ACE inhibitors will not occur with an ARB medication?
a. Angioedema
b. Cancer
c. Cough
d. Renal failure
ANS: C
ARBs do not promote the accumulation of bradykinin in the lungs and do not induce cough. Angioedema may occur with ARBs, but the incidence is lower than with ACE inhibitors. An increased risk of cancer may be a concern with ARBs but is not a concern with ACE inhibitors. As with ACE inhibitors, renal failure can occur in patients with bilateral renal artery stenosis or stenosis in the artery to a single remaining kidney.
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