The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Recently Diagnosed with Hypertension

The nurse is caring for a patient recently diagnosed with hypertension. The patient asks what medications may be used to treat the condition. The nurse begins by discussing the primary antihypertensive agents, which include

A) thiazide diuretics.
B) angiotensin-II receptor blockers (ARBs) .
C) beta-adrenergic antagonists.
D) direct-acting vasodilators.
E) peripheral adrenergic antagonists.