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First Aid: Most Frequent Cause Of...

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. MFC of subdural hematoma
Coxsackie B
Klebsiella
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae

2. 2nd MFC of mental retardation
Fragile X
Pseudomonas
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Streptococcus pneumoniae

3. MFC of acute pancreatitis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
EtOH and gallstones
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Blast crisis

4. MFC of osteomyelitis in IVDA
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae
Pseudomonas
Hypertension
Left - sided heart failure

5. MFC of myocarditis
Thyroidectomy
Hypertension
S. aureus
Coxsackie B

6. MFC of pulmonary hypertension
COPD
Klebsiella
Rheumatic heart disease
Kaposi's sarcoma

7. MFC of Cushing's syndrome
Klebsiella
S. aureus
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Adenoma

8. MFC of hypopituitarism
Renal disease
Pseudomonas
Adenoma
AML

9. MFC of cancer assoicted with AIDS

10. MFC of epidural hematoma
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Salmonella
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
Fragile X

11. MFC of leukemia in adults
AML
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Kaposi's sarcoma
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)

12. MFC of congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Fragile X
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
21- hydroxylase deficiency
EtOH and gallstones

13. MFCs of DIC
Tertiary syphilis
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
Neisseria gonorrhoeae

14. MFC of glomerulonephritis in adults

15. MFC of UTI in young women
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Kaposi's sarcoma
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus

16. MFC of death in SLE
E. coli
S. aureus
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)
Lupus nephropathy

17. MFC of hypoparathyroidism
S. aureus
Thyroidectomy
EtOH and gallstones
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism

18. MFC of pneumonia in cystic fibrosis and burn infections
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Turner's (XO)
Group B streptococcus
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

19. MFC of opening snap
Mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
Alcohol (EtOH)
S. aureus

20. MFC of hepatic cirrhosis
Salmonella
EtOH
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
Turner's (XO)

21. MFC of nephrotic syndrome in kids
S. aureus
Left - sided heart failure
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)

22. MFC of bacterial meningitis in kids
Adenoma
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae
Blast crisis
Atheroclerosis

23. MFC of hepatocellular carcinoma
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Lupus nephropathy
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)
Atherosclerosis

24. MFC of food poisoning
Cystic fibrosis
S. aureus
AML
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis

25. MFC of preventable blindness
Chlamydia
Rheumatic heart disease
Membranous glomerulonephritis
AML

26. MFC of dementia

27. MFC of aortic aneurysm - ascending
Carcinoma of the breast
Tertiary syphilis
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis

28. MFC of MI
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Atherosclerosis
Cor pulmonale

29. MFC of right - sided heart failure
Left - sided heart failure
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)

30. MFC of osteomyelitis
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
PDA
S. aureus
EtOH

31. MFC of cretinism
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Cor pulmonale
Mitral stenosis
Chlamydia

32. MFC of right heart failure due to a pulmonary cause
Cystic fibrosis
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Cor pulmonale
Blast crisis

33. MFC of mental retardation
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Down syndrome
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)
Small cell carcinoma of the lung

34. MFC of a 'machine - like' murmur
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
PDA
Atherosclerosis
Kaposi's sarcoma

35. MFC of aortic aneurysm - abdominal and descending aorta
Atheroclerosis
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
S. aureus

36. MFC of UTI
Streptococcus pneumoniae
E. coli
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Cystic fibrosis

37. MFC of primary hyperparathyroidism
Adenoma
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism

38. MFC of SIADH
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
EtOH and gallstones
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Thyroidectomy

39. MFC of hospital acquired pneumonia
Lupus nephropathy
Klebsiella
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Group B streptococcus

40. MFC of hemochromatosis
Coxsackie B
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
COPD

41. MFC of secondary hypertension
S. aureus
E. coli
Renal disease
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism

42. MFC of nephrotic syndrome in adults
Klebsiella
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Tertiary syphilis
Membranous glomerulonephritis

43. MFC of osteomyelitis in patients with sickle cell disease
Turner's (XO)
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage
Salmonella
Alcohol (EtOH)

44. MFC of infection in burn victims
Klebsiella
Mitral stenosis
Left - sided heart failure
Pseudomonas

45. MFCs of holosystlic murmur
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)

46. MFC of ejection click
EtOH and gallstones
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
EtOH
Cystic fibrosis

47. MFC of peau d'orange
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Carcinoma of the breast
Pseudomonas
Fragile X

48. MFC of bacterial meningitis in newborns
S. aureus
Atheroclerosis
Group B streptococcus
Adenoma

49. MFC of primary amenorrhea

50. MFC of infection in blood transfusion
Pseudomonas
Hepatitis C
Klebsiella
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)