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 st...

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

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Thiazide diuretic

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Non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker alone

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Loop diuretic

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Beta blocker

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Diabetic chronic kidney disease

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?