title: What should the physician do when creatinine increases after starting an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or an angiotensin receptor blocker?
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Medicine, Hypertension Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Debbie L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Raymond R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Townsend
mesh_terms: D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
chemical_list: D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D003404:Creatinine