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Why Would a Person with Hypertension Have an Increased Risk

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Why would a person with hypertension have an increased risk of having gout?


A) Peripheral resistance caused by hypertension decreases renal clearance of urates.
B) Uric acid accumulates in the kidneys because of decreased peripheral resistance caused by hypertension.
C) Drugs used to treat hypertension cause uric acid to be reabsorbed,decreasing its clearance from the body.
D) Enzymes needed to eliminate hypertension drugs cause uric acid to accumulate in the blood.

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