A 60-year-old man with type 2 diabetes is found to have an albumin-to-creatinine ratio of 80 mg/g on two separate urine tests. His blood pressure is 1...

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A 60-year-old man with type 2 diabetes is found to have an albumin-to-creatinine ratio of 80 mg/g on two separate urine tests. His blood pressure is 138/86 mmHg. He is not currently on antihypertensive medication. What is the best initial antihypertensive medication class to start?

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ACE inhibitor

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Thiazide diuretic

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Beta blocker

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Calcium channel blocker

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Alpha blocker

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Diabetic kidney disease with albuminuria

A 60-year-old man with type 2 diabetes is found to have an albumin-to-creatinine ratio of 80 mg/g on two separate urine tests. His blood pressure is 138/86 mmHg. He is not currently on antihypertensive medication. What is the best initial antihypertensive medication class to start?