A 59-Year-Old Man Who Is Being Treated for Hypercholesterolemia, Diabetes

A 59-year-old man who is being treated for hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, and hypertension comes to the physician for a scheduled follow-up visit three weeks after starting a new medication.  He has no new complaints.  Blood work drawn yesterday shows an interim increase in potassium from 4.8 mEq/L to 5.2 mEq/L and a creatinine elevation from 1.2 mg/dL to 1.6 mg/dL.  Administration of which of the following drugs is most likely responsible for the change in this patient's renal function?

A) Lisinopril
B) Metoprolol
C) Atorvastatin
D) Hydrochlorothiazide
E) Furosemide
F) Metformin
G) Prazosin

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