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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 MI
Carcinoma of the breast
Atherosclerosis
Turner's (XO)
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)

2. MFC of acute pancreatitis
EtOH and gallstones
Alcohol (EtOH)
Left - sided heart failure
Atherosclerosis

3. MFC of aortic aneurysm - abdominal and descending aorta
S. aureus
Atheroclerosis
Left - sided heart failure
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)

4. MFC of osteomyelitis in patients with sickle cell disease
Pseudomonas
Kaposi's sarcoma
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Salmonella

5. MFC of Cushing's syndrome
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
Chlamydia
COPD
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)

6. MFC of subdural hematoma
E. coli
Down syndrome
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)
S. aureus

7. MFC of dissecting aneurysm
Rheumatic heart disease
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Hypertension
Chlamydia

8. MFC of hepatocellular carcinoma
COPD
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)
Atheroclerosis
Coxsackie B

9. MFC of right - sided heart failure
Rheumatic heart disease
Left - sided heart failure
Lupus nephropathy
Mitral stenosis

10. MFC of death in CML
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
EtOH
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Blast crisis

11. MFC of ejection click
Salmonella
Cor pulmonale
Lupus nephropathy
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis

12. MFC of food poisoning
Alcohol (EtOH)
Hypertension
S. aureus
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma

13. MFC of hypopituitarism
Adenoma
Fragile X
Turner's (XO)
Chlamydia

14. MFC of bacterial meningitis in adults
PDA
Mitral stenosis
AML
Streptococcus pneumoniae

15. MFC of congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Blast crisis
Mitral stenosis
Thyroidectomy
21- hydroxylase deficiency

16. MFC of hospital acquired pneumonia
Rheumatic heart disease
Klebsiella
S. aureus
E. coli

17. MFC of PID
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Kaposi's sarcoma
Adenoma

18. MFC of primary hyperparathyroidism
Atherosclerosis
Adenoma
Klebsiella
Blast crisis

19. MFC of hemochromatosis
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae
Left - sided heart failure
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
21- hydroxylase deficiency

20. MFC of cretinism
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)
Thyroidectomy
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism

21. MFC of myocarditis
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Atheroclerosis
Coxsackie B
Chlamydia

22. MFC of bacterial meningitis in newborns
S. aureus
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Group B streptococcus
Tertiary syphilis

23. MFC of osteomyelitis in IVDA
Adenoma
Carcinoma of the breast
Pseudomonas
Blast crisis

24. MFC of nephrotic syndrome in adults
Adenoma
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Atherosclerosis
Thyroidectomy

25. MFC of secondary hypertension
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Chlamydia
Renal disease
Turner's (XO)

26. MFC of leukemia in adults
21- hydroxylase deficiency
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)
Coxsackie B
AML

27. MFC of glomerulonephritis in adults

28. MFC of infection in burn victims
Coxsackie B
Alcohol (EtOH)
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
Pseudomonas

29. MFC of UTI
Pseudomonas
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
E. coli
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage

30. MFC of pneumonia in cystic fibrosis and burn infections
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Turner's (XO)
EtOH and gallstones

31. MFC of bacterial meningitis in the elderly
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Rheumatic heart disease
Streptococcus pneumoniae

32. MFC of Addison's
Down syndrome
S. aureus
Pseudomonas
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)

33. MFC of opening snap
Atherosclerosis
Mitral stenosis
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae

34. MFC of SIADH
Pseudomonas
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae
COPD

35. MFC of chronic pancreatitis in kids
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Cystic fibrosis
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
Alcohol (EtOH)

36. MFCs of DIC
Klebsiella
EtOH and gallstones
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
Kaposi's sarcoma

37. MFC of preventable blindness
Atherosclerosis
Chlamydia
Salmonella
EtOH

38. MFC of hepatic cirrhosis
EtOH
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Streptococcus pneumoniae
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus

39. MFC of aortic aneurysm - ascending
Left - sided heart failure
Atherosclerosis
Tertiary syphilis
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma

40. MFC of infection in blood transfusion
Hepatitis C
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Salmonella
Group B streptococcus

41. MFC of right heart failure due to a pulmonary cause
Cor pulmonale
Tertiary syphilis
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)

42. MFC of death in SLE
Lupus nephropathy
Cor pulmonale
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Cystic fibrosis

43. MFC of epidural hematoma
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
Rheumatic heart disease
Klebsiella
Turner's (XO)

44. MFC of UTI in young women
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
Cor pulmonale
Group B streptococcus
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus

45. 2nd MFC of mental retardation
Atherosclerosis
Fragile X
Thyroidectomy
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)

46. MFC of primary hyperaldosteronism
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae
Mitral stenosis
S. aureus
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex

47. MFC of cancer assoicted with AIDS

48. MFC of chronic pancreatitis in adults
Down syndrome
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
Alcohol (EtOH)
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex

49. MFC of primary amenorrhea

50. MFC of pulmonary hypertension
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
COPD
EtOH
Carcinoma of the breast