Which of the following statements best illustrates Weber's law? a) The size of the difference threshold is greater for heavier objects than for lighter ones.
b) The size of the difference threshold is based not on the weight of the object, but the size.
c)The size of the different threshold is always the same, regardless of the size or weight of the object.
d) The size of the difference threshold is smaller for heavier objects than for lighter ones.

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?