Mike wants to improve his endurance because he wants to try out for the cross country running team in the fall. he works out at the local gym a few days each week and does a variety of activities, but he stills feels like his cardiovascular fitness needs improvement. what would be the best thing for mike to do next?

What system have glands found throughout the body that release hormones into the bloodstream

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?

Cardiac output is affected by heart rate exercise stroke volume all of the above