A 74 year old woman with chronic kidney disease stage 3 has an eGFR of 48 mL/min/1.73 m² and an albumin creatinine ratio of 8 mg/mmol. She has type 2 ...

Question

A 74 year old woman with chronic kidney disease stage 3 has an eGFR of 48 mL/min/1.73 m² and an albumin creatinine ratio of 8 mg/mmol. She has type 2 diabetes. According to NICE guidance on diabetes and CKD, which drug class should be added to her existing ACE inhibitor to reduce renal and cardiovascular risk if there are no contraindications?

Accepted Answer

SGLT2 inhibitor

Answer

Thiazide diuretic

Answer

Calcium channel blocker

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Beta blocker

Answer

Loop diuretic

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Diabetic chronic kidney disease therapy