A 55-year-old woman with a long history of poorly controlled essential hypertension had recently added atenolol to her therapeutic regimen. Which of the following was most likely a primary mechanism that mediated the antihypertensive effect of atenolol in this patient?

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A 55-year-old woman with a long history of poorly controlled essential hypertension had recently added atenolol to her therapeutic regimen. Which of the following was most likely a primary mechanism that mediated the antihypertensive effect of atenolol in this patient?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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The term ischemic heart disease (IHD) is used to designate all of the following conditions except

Correct Answer: C

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Which of the following drugs is a potassium channel opener?

Correct Answer: A

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Fibrinolysis is mainly carried out by

Correct Answer: C

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The client is taking an ACE inhibitor. What is a contraindication to taking this drug?

Correct Answer: C

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