A lab technician observes a yeast-like microorganism in a blood specimen from a patient under a mici most likely occurring in the patient's body?
a parasite infection
a bacterial infection
a fungal infection
a viral infection

Which symptoms is a short term effect of tobacco use

An 80-year-old woman comes to the urgent care clinic with dyspnoea on exertion. on physical examination, her blood pressure is 100/70, and her pulse is 75. she has no pulsus paradoxus. her jugular veins are distended, and she has distant heart sounds. in addition, she has extra third and fourth heart sounds. her liver is enlarged, and she has pedal oedema. she has occasional premature ventricular contractions on her electrocardiogram. a chest x-ray reveals clear lung fields with a dilated cardiac silhouette. her echocardiogram reveals ventricular walls with a "speckled pattern". which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? - alcoholic cardiomyopathy- amyloidosis- haemochromatosis- tuberculosis- viral myocarditis

If you were running a marathon, which type of muscle fibers would be most useful to you? a. slow-twitch b. fast-twitch, type i a c. intermediate-twitch, type ii b d. slow-intermediate twitch, type i b select the best answer from the choices provided. a b c d