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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 primary hyperaldosteronism
Group B streptococcus
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Adenoma
Alcohol (EtOH)

2. MFC of nephrotic syndrome in kids
Rheumatic heart disease
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
Turner's (XO)

3. MFC of bacterial meningitis in adults
Hypertension
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)
Chlamydia
Streptococcus pneumoniae

4. MFC of opening snap
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
Mitral stenosis
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage
Alcohol (EtOH)

5. MFC of mitral valve stenosis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Rheumatic heart disease
S. aureus
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)

6. MFC of preventable blindness
Thyroidectomy
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Chlamydia
Alcohol (EtOH)

7. MFC of epidural hematoma
Adenoma
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
Alcohol (EtOH)
Coxsackie B

8. MFC of ejection click
Carcinoma of the breast
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Neisseria gonorrhoeae

9. MFC of SIADH
Tertiary syphilis
Down syndrome
Carcinoma of the breast
Small cell carcinoma of the lung

10. MFC of Cushing's syndrome
Salmonella
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)

11. MFC of MI
Atherosclerosis
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
EtOH
Streptococcus pneumoniae

12. MFC of primary hyperparathyroidism
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Adenoma
Klebsiella
Cor pulmonale

13. MFC of cretinism
Atherosclerosis
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Salmonella

14. MFC of osteomyelitis
Chlamydia
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)
S. aureus

15. MFC of pneumonia in cystic fibrosis and burn infections
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Membranous glomerulonephritis
S. aureus
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

16. MFCs of DIC
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma

17. MFC of dissecting aneurysm
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Atheroclerosis
Hypertension
Adenoma

18. MFCs of holosystlic murmur
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
Left - sided heart failure
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Tertiary syphilis

19. MFC of hemochromatosis
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
AML
Adenoma
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)

20. MFC of subdural hematoma
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae
Tertiary syphilis
S. aureus
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)

21. MFC of secondary hypertension
Blast crisis
Hypertension
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Renal disease

22. MFC of a 'machine - like' murmur
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
Klebsiella
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
PDA

23. MFC of bacterial meningitis in the elderly
Streptococcus pneumoniae
E. coli
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Cystic fibrosis

24. MFC of hospital acquired pneumonia
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Cor pulmonale
Klebsiella
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)

25. MFC of nephrotic syndrome in adults
Rheumatic heart disease
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Klebsiella
Mitral stenosis

26. MFC of mental retardation
E. coli
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
Rheumatic heart disease
Down syndrome

27. MFC of UTI in young women
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Salmonella
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)
E. coli

28. MFC of leukemia in adults
Mitral stenosis
Blast crisis
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
AML

29. MFC of osteomyelitis in IVDA
Pseudomonas
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Salmonella
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis

30. MFC of infection in blood transfusion
Mitral stenosis
Fragile X
AML
Hepatitis C

31. MFC of UTI
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
E. coli
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma

32. MFC of right heart failure due to a pulmonary cause
Pseudomonas
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Cor pulmonale
Blast crisis

33. MFC of aortic aneurysm - abdominal and descending aorta
Pseudomonas
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Atheroclerosis
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation

34. MFC of congenital adrenal hyperplasia
PDA
21- hydroxylase deficiency
Left - sided heart failure
Adenoma

35. MFC of Addison's
Alcohol (EtOH)
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Group B streptococcus
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae

36. MFC of hepatic cirrhosis
EtOH
Down syndrome
Fragile X
PDA

37. MFC of pulmonary hypertension
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)
COPD
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Coxsackie B

38. MFC of bacterial meningitis in kids
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
S. aureus
Fragile X

39. MFC of infection in burn victims
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Blast crisis
Pseudomonas
EtOH

40. MFC of primary amenorrhea

41. MFC of food poisoning
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Mitral stenosis
Adenoma
S. aureus

42. MFC of dementia

43. MFC of death in SLE
Lupus nephropathy
Adenoma
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Small cell carcinoma of the lung

44. MFC of hypoparathyroidism
Group B streptococcus
Cor pulmonale
Mitral stenosis
Thyroidectomy

45. MFC of osteomyelitis in patients with sickle cell disease
Alcohol (EtOH)
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Salmonella

46. MFC of PID
EtOH and gallstones
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)
Rheumatic heart disease
Neisseria gonorrhoeae

47. 2nd MFC of mental retardation
Cystic fibrosis
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)
Fragile X
Alcohol (EtOH)

48. MFC of acute pancreatitis
E. coli
Atheroclerosis
Left - sided heart failure
EtOH and gallstones

49. MFC of cancer assoicted with AIDS

50. MFC of chronic pancreatitis in adults
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Alcohol (EtOH)
Adenoma
Hypertension