A patient of Asian descent has been diagnosed with hypertension. He is placed on a beta-blocker. Why is the dose lower than in most other patients?
A) Asians metabolize and excrete beta-blockers slower.
B) Asians metabolize beta-blockers in the small intestine.
C) Asians have a diminished renal excretion of beta-blockers.
D) Asians are more likely to have a lower albumin level.
A
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Asians in general need much smaller doses of beta-blockers because they metabolize and excrete beta-blockers slowly. They do not metabolize beta-blockers in the small intestine. They do not have diminished renal excretion of beta-blockers. They do not have a lower albumin level.
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