The health care provider overhears that a patient with hypertension is beginning diuretic therapy as first-line treatment. Which of the following types of diuretics is most likely to be used in this patient?
a. Loop diuretics
b. Osmotic diuretics
c. Thiazide diuretics
d. Potassium-sparing diuretics
ANS: C
Thiazide and thiazide-like diuretics are the most commonly used class of drugs.
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