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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 food poisoning
S. aureus
Coxsackie B
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
Neisseria gonorrhoeae

2. MFC of bacterial meningitis in the elderly
Adenoma
Streptococcus pneumoniae
PDA
Turner's (XO)

3. MFC of MI
Atherosclerosis
Lupus nephropathy
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
E. coli

4. MFC of hypoparathyroidism
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Thyroidectomy

5. MFC of dementia

6. MFC of Cushing's syndrome
Klebsiella
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Thyroidectomy
EtOH and gallstones

7. MFC of UTI in young women
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Atheroclerosis
Kaposi's sarcoma
Hepatitis C

8. MFC of hemochromatosis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)

9. MFC of hepatic cirrhosis
Rheumatic heart disease
Atheroclerosis
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
EtOH

10. MFC of SIADH
Down syndrome
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Turner's (XO)
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)

11. MFC of aortic aneurysm - ascending
Tertiary syphilis
Atheroclerosis
Lupus nephropathy
Kaposi's sarcoma

12. MFCs of holosystlic murmur
Tertiary syphilis
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation

13. MFC of primary hyperaldosteronism
EtOH and gallstones
Rheumatic heart disease
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Hypertension

14. MFC of Addison's
S. aureus
Hypertension
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)

15. MFC of right heart failure due to a pulmonary cause
Lupus nephropathy
21- hydroxylase deficiency
Cor pulmonale
Pseudomonas

16. MFC of bacterial meningitis in newborns
Cor pulmonale
Group B streptococcus
AML
Membranous glomerulonephritis

17. MFC of death in SLE
Adenoma
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
Lupus nephropathy
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)

18. MFC of chronic pancreatitis in adults
E. coli
COPD
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Alcohol (EtOH)

19. MFC of myocarditis
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Coxsackie B
Pseudomonas
Membranous glomerulonephritis

20. MFC of primary hyperparathyroidism
Adenoma
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Salmonella
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)

21. MFC of mitral valve stenosis
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Rheumatic heart disease
Cor pulmonale
Pseudomonas

22. MFC of hepatocellular carcinoma
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Down syndrome
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)

23. MFC of a 'machine - like' murmur
PDA
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)
Tertiary syphilis
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation

24. MFC of epidural hematoma
Hepatitis C
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Fragile X

25. MFC of ejection click
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)
Renal disease
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma

26. MFC of chronic pancreatitis in kids
Group B streptococcus
Cystic fibrosis
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)

27. MFC of bacterial meningitis in kids
Alcohol (EtOH)
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae
Adenoma
Membranous glomerulonephritis

28. MFC of nephrotic syndrome in adults
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Mitral stenosis
AML
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma

29. MFC of opening snap
Mitral stenosis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Renal disease
Turner's (XO)

30. MFC of infection in burn victims
Rheumatic heart disease
Pseudomonas
COPD
Kaposi's sarcoma

31. MFC of primary amenorrhea

32. MFC of nephrotic syndrome in kids
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
Hepatitis C
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Tertiary syphilis

33. MFC of cretinism
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
PDA
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Thyroidectomy

34. MFC of hospital acquired pneumonia
AML
Klebsiella
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
Salmonella

35. MFC of peau d'orange
Carcinoma of the breast
Pseudomonas
AML
Hypertension

36. MFC of hypopituitarism
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae
Adenoma
Turner's (XO)
PDA

37. MFC of Sheehan's syndrome
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Coxsackie B
Tertiary syphilis
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage

38. 2nd MFC of mental retardation
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Rheumatic heart disease
Fragile X
Blast crisis

39. MFC of right - sided heart failure
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Renal disease
Left - sided heart failure
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)

40. MFC of osteomyelitis in patients with sickle cell disease
Salmonella
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Atherosclerosis
Fragile X

41. MFC of glomerulonephritis in adults

42. MFC of PID
Mitral stenosis
AML
Fragile X
Neisseria gonorrhoeae

43. MFC of death in CML
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Chlamydia
PDA
Blast crisis

44. MFC of cancer assoicted with AIDS

45. MFC of mental retardation
Down syndrome
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Streptococcus pneumoniae

46. MFCs of DIC
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
S. aureus
Lupus nephropathy
Cystic fibrosis

47. MFC of osteomyelitis in IVDA
Pseudomonas
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

48. MFC of pulmonary hypertension
S. aureus
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Kaposi's sarcoma
COPD

49. MFC of osteomyelitis
Atherosclerosis
S. aureus
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Salmonella

50. MFC of subdural hematoma
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Pseudomonas
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)
Group B streptococcus