A patient does NOT have synovial membrane inflammation or systemic signs and symptoms, but does have hyaline cartilage debris in the synovial fluid of his painful knee joint.  Which of the following best describes this patient’s joint disease?

One of the FIRST signs of osteoarthritis is/are:  (may not be impactful enough to be seeing a PT, but the first sign of OA nonethless)

You are treating a patient who has rheumatoid arthritis and she is currently in a state of increased inflammation (in a flare or exacerbation). Which of the following would best describe her current condition?

 Multiplying a function by a number greater than 1 results in a vertical stretch.

Every zero of a polynomial corresponds to an x-intercept of its graph.

Which function represents the graph of the parent function f(x) =|x| after the following transformations?Shift left 1, reflect over the x-axis, then shift down 4

 If the degree of the numerator of the rational function is less than the degree of the denominator of the rational function,  the horizontal asymptote is:

 A rational function may have both vertical and horizontal asymptotes.

 If f(x)=3x-2, which statement best describes f?

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