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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 dissecting aneurysm
Coxsackie B
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Chlamydia
Hypertension

2. MFC of pulmonary hypertension
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
COPD
Cystic fibrosis
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)

3. MFC of PID
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Mitral stenosis

4. MFC of right heart failure due to a pulmonary cause
Cor pulmonale
AML
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage
Pseudomonas

5. MFC of ejection click
Carcinoma of the breast
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Atherosclerosis
COPD

6. MFC of osteomyelitis in IVDA
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
Pseudomonas

7. MFC of cancer assoicted with AIDS

8. MFC of UTI in young women
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
S. aureus
Left - sided heart failure
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)

9. MFC of leukemia in adults
AML
COPD
Coxsackie B
Cystic fibrosis

10. MFC of epidural hematoma
Cor pulmonale
S. aureus
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
Group B streptococcus

11. MFCs of holosystlic murmur
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae

12. MFC of primary hyperaldosteronism
Down syndrome
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Turner's (XO)

13. MFC of a 'machine - like' murmur
Cor pulmonale
Kaposi's sarcoma
PDA
EtOH and gallstones

14. MFC of congenital adrenal hyperplasia
21- hydroxylase deficiency
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Adenoma

15. MFC of MI
Atherosclerosis
Blast crisis
Renal disease
S. aureus

16. MFC of subdural hematoma
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae
Fragile X
Renal disease

17. MFC of chronic pancreatitis in kids
AML
Rheumatic heart disease
Cystic fibrosis
Blast crisis

18. MFC of mitral valve stenosis
Pseudomonas
COPD
Rheumatic heart disease
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)

19. MFC of right - sided heart failure
Left - sided heart failure
EtOH and gallstones
Pseudomonas
Salmonella

20. MFC of death in CML
Tertiary syphilis
Blast crisis
Atherosclerosis
AML

21. MFC of Sheehan's syndrome
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
COPD

22. MFC of primary hyperparathyroidism
Adenoma
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Pseudomonas
Left - sided heart failure

23. MFC of infection in blood transfusion
Atherosclerosis
E. coli
Hepatitis C
Lupus nephropathy

24. MFC of opening snap
Alcohol (EtOH)
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Mitral stenosis
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae

25. MFC of hepatocellular carcinoma
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Streptococcus pneumoniae

26. MFC of pneumonia in cystic fibrosis and burn infections
Salmonella
Thyroidectomy
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Adenoma

27. MFC of UTI
Atherosclerosis
EtOH and gallstones
Turner's (XO)
E. coli

28. MFC of bacterial meningitis in kids
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)
Hepatitis C
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae

29. MFC of food poisoning
COPD
S. aureus
Lupus nephropathy
Cor pulmonale

30. MFC of dementia

31. MFC of bacterial meningitis in newborns
Blast crisis
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Salmonella
Group B streptococcus

32. MFC of aortic aneurysm - ascending
Thyroidectomy
Atheroclerosis
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)
Tertiary syphilis

33. MFC of hospital acquired pneumonia
Salmonella
E. coli
Klebsiella
Fragile X

34. MFC of preventable blindness
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Chlamydia
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Renal disease

35. MFC of peau d'orange
Carcinoma of the breast
S. aureus
AML
Turner's (XO)

36. MFC of bacterial meningitis in the elderly
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Lupus nephropathy
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)

37. MFC of primary amenorrhea

38. MFC of acute pancreatitis
Streptococcus pneumoniae
EtOH and gallstones
PDA
Cystic fibrosis

39. MFC of chronic pancreatitis in adults
Alcohol (EtOH)
Atherosclerosis
21- hydroxylase deficiency
Lupus nephropathy

40. MFC of osteomyelitis
E. coli
Chlamydia
S. aureus
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)

41. MFC of hypoparathyroidism
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Lupus nephropathy
Cor pulmonale
Thyroidectomy

42. 2nd MFC of mental retardation
Carcinoma of the breast
EtOH
Fragile X
Atheroclerosis

43. MFC of hypopituitarism
Adenoma
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Salmonella
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage

44. MFC of mental retardation
Down syndrome
Lupus nephropathy
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)
Blast crisis

45. MFC of SIADH
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae
Left - sided heart failure
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Streptococcus pneumoniae

46. MFCs of DIC
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
EtOH and gallstones
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)

47. MFC of Addison's
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Chlamydia
PDA

48. MFC of cretinism
Cystic fibrosis
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Atherosclerosis

49. MFC of myocarditis
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Group B streptococcus
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Coxsackie B

50. MFC of hemochromatosis
Down syndrome
Coxsackie B
Hepatitis C
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)