Which of the following mechanisms best describes how ACE inhibitors and angiotensin-1 receptor antagonists (ARBs) cause hyperkalemia:

A.   

they decrease vasopressin synthesis and release

B.   

they activate renal juxtaglomerular receptors

C.   

they decrease aldosterone synthesis and release

D.   

they increase renin synthesis and release

E.   

they inhibit potassium channels in the distal tubule

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