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First Aid: Most Frequent Cause Of...

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. MFC of glomerulonephritis in adults

2. MFC of hospital acquired pneumonia
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)
Lupus nephropathy
Klebsiella
S. aureus

3. MFC of bacterial meningitis in newborns
Group B streptococcus
Chlamydia
Cystic fibrosis
Hypertension

4. MFC of subdural hematoma
Hepatitis C
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)
Left - sided heart failure
Atheroclerosis

5. MFC of infection in burn victims
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Pseudomonas
Adenoma
S. aureus

6. MFC of right - sided heart failure
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Renal disease
Salmonella
Left - sided heart failure

7. MFC of dissecting aneurysm
S. aureus
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Hypertension
EtOH and gallstones

8. MFC of congenital adrenal hyperplasia
PDA
Salmonella
Klebsiella
21- hydroxylase deficiency

9. MFC of hepatocellular carcinoma
COPD
Pseudomonas
EtOH and gallstones
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)

10. MFC of bacterial meningitis in adults
Rheumatic heart disease
Pseudomonas
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Atheroclerosis

11. MFC of mitral valve stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Chlamydia
EtOH

12. MFC of osteomyelitis in patients with sickle cell disease
Chlamydia
Thyroidectomy
Hepatitis C
Salmonella

13. MFC of bacterial meningitis in the elderly
Hepatitis C
Alcohol (EtOH)
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Turner's (XO)

14. MFC of peau d'orange
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)
Carcinoma of the breast
EtOH and gallstones
Salmonella

15. MFC of UTI in young women
Thyroidectomy
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Mitral stenosis
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)

16. MFC of dementia

17. 2nd MFC of mental retardation
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Chlamydia
Fragile X
Klebsiella

18. MFC of Addison's
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Atherosclerosis
Renal disease
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)

19. MFC of right heart failure due to a pulmonary cause
Cor pulmonale
AML
Adenoma
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation

20. MFC of death in SLE
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
Lupus nephropathy
Tertiary syphilis

21. MFC of secondary hypertension
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage
Renal disease
Lupus nephropathy

22. MFCs of DIC
AML
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
Atherosclerosis
Down syndrome

23. MFC of osteomyelitis
Left - sided heart failure
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)
S. aureus
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage

24. MFC of primary hyperparathyroidism
Pseudomonas
Kaposi's sarcoma
Adenoma
Neisseria gonorrhoeae

25. MFC of hypopituitarism
Adenoma
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Coxsackie B

26. MFC of Sheehan's syndrome
Carcinoma of the breast
Pseudomonas
Thyroidectomy
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage

27. MFC of epidural hematoma
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Atherosclerosis
Turner's (XO)
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)

28. MFC of acute pancreatitis
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
EtOH and gallstones
Mitral stenosis
Adenoma

29. MFC of infection in blood transfusion
Kaposi's sarcoma
Hepatitis C
Carcinoma of the breast
Small cell carcinoma of the lung

30. MFC of pulmonary hypertension
Hepatitis C
EtOH and gallstones
COPD
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)

31. MFC of hypoparathyroidism
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Thyroidectomy
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
Kaposi's sarcoma

32. MFC of Cushing's syndrome
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage

33. MFC of opening snap
Mitral stenosis
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae
Pseudomonas

34. MFC of bacterial meningitis in kids
Down syndrome
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae

35. MFC of a 'machine - like' murmur
Hypertension
Atheroclerosis
PDA
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)

36. MFC of food poisoning
21- hydroxylase deficiency
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
S. aureus

37. MFC of cretinism
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)
Coxsackie B
Streptococcus pneumoniae

38. MFC of hepatic cirrhosis
Kaposi's sarcoma
AML
EtOH
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

39. MFC of aortic aneurysm - abdominal and descending aorta
Kaposi's sarcoma
Atheroclerosis
Pseudomonas
Streptococcus pneumoniae

40. MFC of myocarditis
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Coxsackie B
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

41. MFC of cancer assoicted with AIDS

42. MFC of UTI
Fragile X
E. coli
21- hydroxylase deficiency
PDA

43. MFC of PID
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Atheroclerosis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae

44. MFC of nephrotic syndrome in adults
Hepatitis C
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)

45. MFC of chronic pancreatitis in kids
Cystic fibrosis
COPD
Salmonella
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism

46. MFCs of holosystlic murmur
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Thyroidectomy
Kaposi's sarcoma

47. MFC of nephrotic syndrome in kids
Down syndrome
Adenoma
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
PDA

48. MFC of preventable blindness
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
PDA
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage
Chlamydia

49. MFC of primary hyperaldosteronism
Pseudomonas
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Cystic fibrosis
Atheroclerosis

50. MFC of death in CML
Blast crisis
Hepatitis C
Streptococcus pneumoniae
PDA