A patient was hospitalized with frostbite and is receiving ibuprofen. The patient asks the healthcare professional to explain the rationale for the drug. What is the best response?
A)Treating fever
B)Preventing plate aggregation
C)Reducing pain
D)Inhibiting prostaglandins

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Ibuprofen is used to inhibit prostaglandins. Although ibuprofen may be administered for the other reasons stated, those applications are not related to the treatment of frostbite.

A Patient Was Hospitalized with Frostbite and Is Receiving Ibuprofen