When you increase the pace of your walk, you are changing the: ?

How does the endocrine system affect the body's functions? o o o o it secretes enzymes directly into the bloodstream. it secretes hormones directly into the bloodstream. it secretes enzymes through ducts to the surface of organs. it secretes hormones through ducts to the surface of organs.

Antibiotics are given when an std is caused by a virus. true or false

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