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A patient of Asian descent has been diagnosed with hypertension. He is placed on a beta blocker. Why is the dose lower than in most other patients?
 
  A) Asians metabolize and excrete beta blockers slower.
  B) Asians metabolize beta blockers in the small intestine.
  C) Asians have a diminished renal excretion of beta blockers.
  D) Asians are more likely to have a lower albumin level.
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