You are the FY1 working in GP.

Your next patient has brought a section of a scientific article which he has a number of questions about.

Mr Walker was diagnosed with osteoarthritis 3 years ago. He has refused to have knee replacements as he afraid of surgery, but he is living with pain everyday. This is now limiting the extent of his daily activities.

Please answer all of his questions and address any of his concerns.

Patient details:

Name: Mrs Simon Walker

DOB: DD/MM/YYYY

Age: 60

Basic info: osteoarthritis bilateral knees + right shoulder, hypertension, angina, ibuprofen PRN, amlodipine, GTN spray, nil other medical/drug history

Station time: 5 minutes (1 minute reading + 4 minutes questions)