Cardiovascular Volume-Regulating Drugs

With ACE inhibitors covered, let's check out some other drugs that regulate cardiovascular function. These will be renin inhibitors, thiazides, loop diuretics, potassium-sparing diuretics, and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. These each operate by a different mechanism, but they all achieve the same physiological effect, a reduction of blood pressure. Let's get a closer look at each class now!