Question

A 68-year-old man with long-standing hypertension and type 2 diabetes has eGFR 52 mL/min/1.73 m^2 and urine albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR) 45 mg/mmol. BP is 138/82 mmHg. According to CKD guidance, which medication class is indicated primarily to slow kidney disease progression?

Accepted Answer

ACE inhibitor

Answer

Thiazide diuretic

Answer

Calcium channel blocker

Answer

Beta blocker

Answer

Loop diuretic

Practice question

A 68-year-old man with long-standing hypertension and type 2 diabetes has eGFR 52 mL/min/1.73 m^2 and urine albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR) 45 mg/mmol. BP is 138/82 mmHg. According to CKD guidance, which medication class is indicated primarily to slow kidney disease progression?