A Patient with Severe Liver Disease Is Receiving the Angiotensin-Converting

A patient with severe liver disease is receiving the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, captopril (Capoten) . The nurse is aware that the advantage of this drug for this patient is which characteristic?

A) Captopril rarely causes first-dose hypotensive effects.
B) Captopril has little effect on electrolyte levels.
C) Captopril is a prodrug and is metabolized by the liver before becoming active.
D) Captopril does not need to be metabolized by the liver before becoming active because it is not a prodrug.