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PAPER SOLUTION NO.1-B.Sc. (NURSING)- SEPTEMBER:-2019-PHARMACOLOGY, PATHOLOGY & GENETICS (BKNMU) 🔸 SECTION-1🔸 🔸Q-1. Define Hypertension. Classify Anti-hypertensive drugs. Write Mechanism of action of any FIVE drugs from different class. 1.DiureticsExamples: Hydrochlorothiazide, Furosemide, SpironolactoneMechanism of Action: Diuretics increase the excretion of sodium and water from the body, which reduces blood volume and decreases blood pressure. Thiazide diuretics work primarily on the distal convoluted tubule, while loop diuretics act on the ascending loop