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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 pneumonia in cystic fibrosis and burn infections
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Atheroclerosis
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Atherosclerosis

2. MFC of ejection click
Chlamydia
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
Adenoma
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis

3. MFC of chronic pancreatitis in adults
Tertiary syphilis
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Turner's (XO)
Alcohol (EtOH)

4. MFC of right - sided heart failure
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae
Down syndrome
Left - sided heart failure
Streptococcus pneumoniae

5. MFC of hepatocellular carcinoma
Down syndrome
Chlamydia
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)

6. MFC of UTI
E. coli
Left - sided heart failure
Hypertension
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)

7. 2nd MFC of mental retardation
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Fragile X
S. aureus
Cor pulmonale

8. MFC of hepatic cirrhosis
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Blast crisis
EtOH

9. MFC of hypopituitarism
Klebsiella
Hypertension
Adenoma
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)

10. MFC of secondary hypertension
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
COPD
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Renal disease

11. MFC of Cushing's syndrome
Tertiary syphilis
Turner's (XO)
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
EtOH

12. MFC of nephrotic syndrome in kids
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
21- hydroxylase deficiency
Thyroidectomy
Streptococcus pneumoniae

13. MFC of primary amenorrhea

14. MFC of hemochromatosis
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Chlamydia
Coxsackie B
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage

15. MFC of bacterial meningitis in kids
21- hydroxylase deficiency
Salmonella
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae
Left - sided heart failure

16. MFC of bacterial meningitis in adults
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)
Thyroidectomy
S. aureus
Streptococcus pneumoniae

17. MFC of bacterial meningitis in newborns
Pseudomonas
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Group B streptococcus
Atheroclerosis

18. MFC of infection in burn victims
Hepatitis C
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage

19. MFC of death in SLE
Lupus nephropathy
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Cystic fibrosis
S. aureus

20. MFC of infection in blood transfusion
S. aureus
Atherosclerosis
Hepatitis C
EtOH

21. MFC of congenital adrenal hyperplasia
21- hydroxylase deficiency
Salmonella
Down syndrome
Carcinoma of the breast

22. MFC of osteomyelitis in patients with sickle cell disease
EtOH and gallstones
Alcohol (EtOH)
Salmonella
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage

23. MFC of bacterial meningitis in the elderly
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Atherosclerosis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Mitral stenosis

24. MFC of primary hyperaldosteronism
21- hydroxylase deficiency
Thyroidectomy
Chlamydia
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex

25. MFC of cretinism
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Thyroidectomy
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
S. aureus

26. MFCs of DIC
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage
Rheumatic heart disease

27. MFC of dementia

28. MFC of aortic aneurysm - abdominal and descending aorta
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Atheroclerosis

29. MFC of acute pancreatitis
EtOH and gallstones
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Chlamydia
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis

30. MFC of SIADH
Chlamydia
Cor pulmonale
Hepatitis C
Small cell carcinoma of the lung

31. MFC of osteomyelitis in IVDA
Coxsackie B
Turner's (XO)
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)
Pseudomonas

32. MFC of hypoparathyroidism
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Pseudomonas
Carcinoma of the breast
Thyroidectomy

33. MFC of food poisoning
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)
S. aureus
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Fragile X

34. MFC of chronic pancreatitis in kids
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Group B streptococcus
Cystic fibrosis
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae

35. MFC of preventable blindness
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
21- hydroxylase deficiency
Chlamydia

36. MFC of dissecting aneurysm
Hypertension
S. aureus
Thyroidectomy
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis

37. MFC of MI
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Atherosclerosis
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
21- hydroxylase deficiency

38. MFC of primary hyperparathyroidism
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus pneumoniae
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Adenoma

39. MFC of PID
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Pseudomonas
S. aureus
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism

40. MFC of mental retardation
Mitral stenosis
Atherosclerosis
Down syndrome
Pseudomonas

41. MFC of myocarditis
Group B streptococcus
Turner's (XO)
Lupus nephropathy
Coxsackie B

42. MFC of opening snap
Mitral stenosis
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
Renal disease
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

43. MFC of right heart failure due to a pulmonary cause
Pseudomonas
Renal disease
Cor pulmonale
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)

44. MFC of leukemia in adults
Renal disease
Hepatitis C
AML
Fragile X

45. MFC of aortic aneurysm - ascending
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Tertiary syphilis
Thyroidectomy
E. coli

46. MFC of subdural hematoma
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)
Thyroidectomy
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Alcohol (EtOH)

47. MFC of hospital acquired pneumonia
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Salmonella
Klebsiella

48. MFC of a 'machine - like' murmur
Renal disease
Adenoma
PDA
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae

49. MFC of death in CML
21- hydroxylase deficiency
Blast crisis
Fragile X
Atheroclerosis

50. MFC of peau d'orange
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Carcinoma of the breast
Down syndrome
Coxsackie B