Although Cara has been obese for as long as she can remember, she is determined to lose excess body weight with a low-calorie diet. Cara is most likely to have difficulty becoming and staying thin because .
a. muscle tissue is maintained by fewer calories than is fat tissue.
b. low-calorie diets trigger increased secretions of PYY.
c. her resting metabolic rate will increase and prompt her to overeat.
d. if her body perceives starvation it will adapt and burn fewer calories.
e. she may have a higher-than-average set point for body weight.

Tessa’s friend milo offers her a ride home. tessa does not like riding with milo. he insists that everyone wear a seat belt, and he listens to classical music. he drives a small car, and usually texts while driving. why should tessa refuse milo’s offer? milo texts while driving. milo listens to classical music. milo drives a small car. milo insists that everyone wear a seat belt.

Annie is experiencing migraine headaches, so she visits her primary care doctor and pays with the insurance provided by her employer. what type of healthcare organization is annie utilizing?

A48-year-old male presents with an 8-day history of productive cough, subjective fevers, and malaise. he is otherwise healthy without any active medical problems. he is a social drinker of alcohol, and denies any tobacco or drug use. on physical examination, the patient is alert and oriented. his temperature is 100.4 0 f, pulse rate is 56, respiratory rate is 18, and blood pressure is 133/64. heent is within normal limits and a chest exam has diffuse expiratory wheeze with decreased sounds to the right lower lung fields. blood labs reveal wbc 14.4, hgb 11.3, plt 233, alt 65, ast 102, and po 4 2.1. a chest x-ray reveals a dense consolidation with bulging fissures. based on these findings, what is the most likely pathogen affecting this patient?