The clinic nurse assesses a patient taking benazepril (Lotensin) to control hypertension. What is the priority nursing assessment related to this drug?
A) Mental illness
B) Hepatic disease
C) Renal disease
D) Peptic ulcer disease
C
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Benazepril is an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; drugs in this class are contraindicated in the presence of impaired renal function. Mental illness, hepatic disease, or peptic ulcer disease is not a contraindication with this drug.
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