A Patient Being Evaluated as a Home Health Patient Is

A patient being evaluated as a home health patient is noted to be taking a diuretic and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor.Which of the following statements describes BEST how this drug combination is acting to reduce the patient's hypertension?

A) Acts to reduce circulating fluid volume and inhibits the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II.
B) Acts to reduce circulating fluid volume and acts as angiotensin II receptor antagonists.
C) Acts to reduce circulating fluid volume and acts directly on vascular smooth muscle cells to reduce peripheral vascular resistance.
D) Acts to reduce circulating fluid volume and acts to block beta adrenoreceptors in juxtaglomerular cells inhibiting release of rennin.