In fact, talking with the patient may be the most important diagnostic tool the doctor has. The recommendation is that doctors routinely screen all individuals for depression. This screening might occur during a visit for a chronic illness, at an annual wellness visit, or during a pregnancy or postpartum visit.
1 is called the standard form, 2  is called the factored form, where x1 and x2 are the roots of the quadratic function and the solutions of the corresponding quadratic equation. 3  is called the vertex form, where h and k are the x and y coordinates of the vertex, respectively.
Plural vertices (vÃ»r'tÄ­-sÄz') or vertexes. 1  The point at which the sides of an angle intersect. 2  The point of a triangle, cone, or pyramid that is opposite to and farthest away from its base. 3  A point of a polyhedron at which three or more of the edges intersect.