Misha often experiences severe swelling and joint pain in her fingers and wrists each morning. This pattern of symptoms is most likely due to
A)rheumatoid arthritis.
B)osteoarthritis.
C)the climacteric.
D)osteoporosis.

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Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that often causes joint pain, stiffness, and swelling, which is most severe in the morning. The symptoms can occur in multiple joints, commonly in the fingers and wrists. Osteoarthritis typically causes pain, stiffness, and limited range of motion in joints, but the symptoms are not usually worse in the morning. The climacteric is a term used to describe the menopause transition in women, which does not typically cause joint pain and swelling. Osteoporosis is a bone disease that causes the bones to become weak and brittle, but it does not usually cause joint symptoms.

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