Question

A 60-year-old woman with long-standing hypertension and diabetes has eGFR 40 mL/min/1.73 m2 and persistent albuminuria. Which class of drug has the strongest evidence for slowing progression of diabetic chronic kidney disease?

Accepted Answer

ACE inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker

Answer

Thiazide diuretic

Answer

Non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker alone

Answer

Loop diuretic

Answer

Beta blocker

Practice question

A 60-year-old woman with long-standing hypertension and diabetes has eGFR 40 mL/min/1.73 m2 and persistent albuminuria. Which class of drug has the strongest evidence for slowing progression of diabetic chronic kidney disease?