A 58-Year-Old Patient Has Been Diagnosed with Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Hands

A 58-year-old patient has been diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) of the hands and feet. The patient tells the nurse, "I am afraid that I will be hopelessly crippled in just a few years!" The best response by the nurse is that

A) progression of OA can be prevented with a regimen of exercise, diet, and drugs.
B) OA is an inflammatory process with periods of exacerbation and remission.
C) joint degeneration with pain and deformity occurs with OA by age 60 to 70.
D) OA is common with aging, but usually it is localized and does not cause deformity.

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