[Answered]: What factors would you consider when deciding if…

What factors would you consider when deciding if a diuretic is appropriate for this patient? You have decided that a diuretic is appropriate for this patient. Which class of diuretics will you prescribe?What are your rationales for choosing this class of diuretics?Would you consider adding a second class of antihypertensives initially? Why or why not? Choose a specific drug within this class of diuretics. Using provider-level language and scientific evidence, discuss the patient education you would provide about: How the drug works at the cellular level in the body to achieve its effects and what the effects of these actions areAdverse effects, including any methods to mitigate and/or prevent these adverse effectsPrecautions and contraindications that would be relevant to this patientThree drug-to-drug interactions that might occur due to other drugs this patient could be prescribed, including possible consequences of these interactionsThe monitoring needed for the diureticThe monitoring needed for hypertensionNon pharmacologic methods to lower blood pressure