Why is warming up before vigorous activity is important?

Felicia has a respiratory infection and has been coughing up a lot of mucus. she knows this means that her respiratory system is working to restore balance by getting rid of the invasive materials from her lungs. how does this happen?

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?

What disease is characterized by the unrestricted growth of abnormal cells on or in the tissues of the body? a) protozoan infection. b) cancer c) diabetes. d) coronary heart disease