Jackie noticed an increase in appetite after she started weight training. since she did not change her eating habits, her body fat began to drop. why did this happen?
a.
weight training slows the metabolism in order to allow muscles to grow and repair. this causes fat loss.
b.
even though jackie says she did not change her eating habits, she must have consumed fewer calories, causing her weight to drop.
c.
when jackie is exercising she does not have time to eat. this, combined with the calories burned during exercise, must have been enough to cause her body fat to drop.
d.
as muscle mass increases, so does metabolism. a higher metabolism burns more fat.

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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?