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First Aid: Most Frequent Cause Of...

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. MFC of cancer assoicted with AIDS

2. MFC of right heart failure due to a pulmonary cause
S. aureus
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Alcohol (EtOH)
Cor pulmonale

3. MFC of opening snap
Chlamydia
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Mitral stenosis
Atherosclerosis

4. MFC of bacterial meningitis in the elderly
Streptococcus pneumoniae
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
21- hydroxylase deficiency

5. MFC of UTI in young women
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Klebsiella
Salmonella

6. MFC of death in SLE
Pseudomonas
Lupus nephropathy
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma

7. MFC of osteomyelitis in IVDA
21- hydroxylase deficiency
Pseudomonas
Hypertension
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)

8. MFC of osteomyelitis in patients with sickle cell disease
Salmonella
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Membranous glomerulonephritis

9. MFC of glomerulonephritis in adults

10. MFC of PID
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
S. aureus

11. MFC of acute pancreatitis
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
EtOH
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage
EtOH and gallstones

12. MFC of subdural hematoma
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Lupus nephropathy
21- hydroxylase deficiency

13. 2nd MFC of mental retardation
Pseudomonas
Fragile X
S. aureus
Cor pulmonale

14. MFC of pulmonary hypertension
COPD
Renal disease
E. coli
Salmonella

15. MFC of primary hyperaldosteronism
S. aureus
Fragile X
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)

16. MFC of bacterial meningitis in adults
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Alcohol (EtOH)
Adenoma
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)

17. MFC of right - sided heart failure
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Mitral stenosis
Left - sided heart failure
Rheumatic heart disease

18. MFC of infection in blood transfusion
Kaposi's sarcoma
Hepatitis C
Thyroidectomy
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)

19. MFC of Cushing's syndrome
Pseudomonas
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
PDA
21- hydroxylase deficiency

20. MFC of peau d'orange
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Carcinoma of the breast
Klebsiella
S. aureus

21. MFC of primary hyperparathyroidism
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)
Adenoma
EtOH and gallstones
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)

22. MFC of hemochromatosis
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Salmonella
Thyroidectomy
Renal disease

23. MFC of pneumonia in cystic fibrosis and burn infections
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Blast crisis

24. MFC of MI
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
Chlamydia
EtOH and gallstones
Atherosclerosis

25. MFC of osteomyelitis
Adenoma
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
S. aureus
Streptococcus pneumoniae

26. MFC of Addison's
Alcohol (EtOH)
Turner's (XO)
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)

27. MFC of Sheehan's syndrome
Chlamydia
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
COPD

28. MFC of aortic aneurysm - abdominal and descending aorta
Hypertension
Coxsackie B
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
Atheroclerosis

29. MFC of epidural hematoma
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
Hepatitis C
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)

30. MFC of ejection click
Alcohol (EtOH)
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Hepatitis C
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus

31. MFC of mental retardation
Group B streptococcus
Down syndrome
Carcinoma of the breast
EtOH

32. MFC of UTI
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Carcinoma of the breast
E. coli
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)

33. MFC of dementia

34. MFC of leukemia in adults
Streptococcus pneumoniae
AML
EtOH and gallstones
Turner's (XO)

35. MFC of dissecting aneurysm
Hypertension
Fragile X
Group B streptococcus
Adenoma

36. MFC of bacterial meningitis in kids
Chlamydia
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Hepatitis C

37. MFC of hypoparathyroidism
Tertiary syphilis
Fragile X
Thyroidectomy
Carcinoma of the breast

38. MFC of nephrotic syndrome in adults
Salmonella
Mitral stenosis
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae

39. MFC of mitral valve stenosis
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Rheumatic heart disease
E. coli

40. MFC of hepatic cirrhosis
EtOH
Adenoma
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma

41. MFC of SIADH
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Pseudomonas
Lupus nephropathy

42. MFC of hypopituitarism
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
EtOH
Adenoma
Streptococcus pneumoniae

43. MFC of death in CML
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
21- hydroxylase deficiency
Blast crisis
Pseudomonas

44. MFCs of DIC
S. aureus
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
Carcinoma of the breast

45. MFC of myocarditis
Coxsackie B
Mitral stenosis
Cystic fibrosis
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)

46. MFC of chronic pancreatitis in adults
Alcohol (EtOH)
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Streptococcus pneumoniae
S. aureus

47. MFC of infection in burn victims
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
21- hydroxylase deficiency
Pseudomonas

48. MFC of cretinism
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
Kaposi's sarcoma
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Atheroclerosis

49. MFC of hepatocellular carcinoma
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Hepatitis C
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)
Kaposi's sarcoma

50. MFC of congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Adenoma
Lupus nephropathy
21- hydroxylase deficiency