A Patient with Lower Back Pain and Right-Sided Sciatica Has

A patient with lower back pain and right-sided sciatica has taken an NSAID and a TCA for 1 week.The patient reports some decrease in pain but is experiencing increased tingling and numbness of the right leg.The primary care NP should:

A) order a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study.
B) order physical therapy.
C) refer the patient to a neurologist.
D) continue the TCA for 1 more week.