Lisinopril for hypertension and order baseline serum

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You prescribe a 65 year old patient 5 mg of lisinopril for hypertension and order a baseline serum creatinine, which is 1.4 mg/dl. One week later, the patient returns for repeat lab and his creatinine is 1.45 mg/dl. Which of the following steps is appropriate? Group of answer choices Continue with current treatment plan and check creatinine annually Double the dose of lisinopril and recheck the creatinine in seven days Decrease the dose to 2.5 mg of lisinopril and recheck the creatinine annually Discontinue lisinopril and initiate another category of anti-hypertensive.

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