A nurse is presenting community education for a group of patients with osteoarthritis. The nurse gives which information regarding the goals of pharmacotherapy for osteoarthritis?
1. "Medications for osteoarthritis help to prevent development of rheumatoid arthritis."
2. "Medications are given to help reduce the pain of osteoarthritis."
3. "Some of the medications for osteoarthritis focus on reducing inflammation."
4. "We can give medications to prevent the development of osteoarthritis."
5. "Antibiotics are given to treat common infections caused by osteoarthritis."
2,3
Rationale 1: Osteoarthritis does not become rheumatoid arthritis.
Rationale 2: Pain relief is a major goal of treatment for osteoarthritis.
Rationale 3: Inflammation is not as common in osteoarthritis as it is in rheumatoid arthritis, but it does occur. Medications are given to treat the inflammation.
Rationale 4: There are no medications that prevent osteoarthritis.
Rationale 5: Infections are not caused by osteoarthritis.
Global Rationale: Pain relief is a major goal of treatment for osteoarthritis. Inflammation is not as common in osteoarthritis as it is in rheumatoid arthritis, but it does occur. Medications are given to treat the inflammation. Osteoarthritis does not become rheumatoid arthritis. There are no medications that prevent osteoarthritis. Infections are not caused by osteoarthritis.
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