A Patient Comes to the Clinic with a Recent Onset

A patient comes to the clinic with a recent onset of nocturnal and exertional dyspnea.The primary care nurse practitioner (NP) auscultates S₃ heart sounds but does not palpate hepatomegaly.The patient has mild peripheral edema of the ankles.The NP should consult a cardiologist to discuss prescribing a(n) :

A) β-blocker.
B) loop diuretic.
C) angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor.
D) angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) .