A Patient Reports Having Persistent Mild to Moderate Pain in Both

A patient reports having persistent mild to moderate pain in both knees usually associated with standing.The patient reports knee stiffness for 15 to 20 minutes each morning.The primary care nurse practitioner (NP) learns that the patient has used heating pads and acetaminophen,which no longer relieve the pain.The NP orders an erythrocyte sedimentation rate,which is normal.The NP should consider prescribing:

A) aspirin.
B) a cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor.
C) glucosamine and chondroitin.
D) a topical nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) .

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