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Medicine C.V.S. 01b7b477

A hypertensive, diabetic is having proteinuria, antihypertensive of choice is :

A
Propanolol
B
Clonidine
C
Enalapril
D
Alpha methyldopa
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'c' Enalapril (Ref. Harrison, 17/e, p 1561, 2288 & 16/e, p 1472, 2165 (15/e, p 1429)).Antihypertensive of choice in patients with diabetes is ACE inhibitor because:They have no known adverse effects on glucose or lipid metabolism.They minimize the development of diabetic nephropathy by reducing renal vascular resistance and renal perfusion pressure.

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