A 55-year-old woman with a 5-year history of hypertension visits her physician for an examination. Laboratory test results indicate that the patient has a plasma rennin activity 3 to 4 times higher than normal. The patient is given a prescription for Capoten, an angiotensin II converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor. An increase in which one of the following would you expect to occur in this patient following administration of the ACE inhibitor?

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ACE inhibitors block the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II. As a result, the level of angiotensin I increases because its conversion to angiotensin II is inhibited.

A 55-Year-Old Woman with a 5-Year History of Hypertension Visits