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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 infection in burn victims
Pseudomonas
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Klebsiella
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)

2. MFC of opening snap
Klebsiella
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Mitral stenosis
S. aureus

3. MFC of chronic pancreatitis in adults
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Alcohol (EtOH)
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Neisseria gonorrhoeae

4. MFC of primary hyperaldosteronism
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
EtOH
S. aureus
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex

5. MFC of glomerulonephritis in adults

6. MFC of hypopituitarism
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Adenoma
Cor pulmonale
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)

7. MFC of nephrotic syndrome in kids
Mitral stenosis
Atheroclerosis
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
Salmonella

8. MFC of right heart failure due to a pulmonary cause
Cor pulmonale
Adenoma
AML
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)

9. MFC of a 'machine - like' murmur
Group B streptococcus
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
PDA
Coxsackie B

10. MFC of pulmonary hypertension
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
Left - sided heart failure
Thyroidectomy
COPD

11. MFC of bacterial meningitis in the elderly
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Streptococcus pneumoniae
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)

12. MFC of chronic pancreatitis in kids
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
Kaposi's sarcoma
Cystic fibrosis

13. MFC of Sheehan's syndrome
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
Renal disease
S. aureus
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage

14. MFC of UTI in young women
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
AML
Rheumatic heart disease
Small cell carcinoma of the lung

15. MFC of ejection click
Adenoma
Renal disease
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Blast crisis

16. MFCs of DIC
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
EtOH and gallstones
EtOH
Atheroclerosis

17. MFC of aortic aneurysm - ascending
Cystic fibrosis
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)
Tertiary syphilis

18. MFC of osteomyelitis in IVDA
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
PDA
Pseudomonas
Atherosclerosis

19. 2nd MFC of mental retardation
Hepatitis C
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
Down syndrome
Fragile X

20. MFC of PID
Renal disease
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Rheumatic heart disease
COPD

21. MFC of mitral valve stenosis
Kaposi's sarcoma
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Rheumatic heart disease
Lupus nephropathy

22. MFC of myocarditis
S. aureus
Coxsackie B
PDA
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae

23. MFC of peau d'orange
COPD
Carcinoma of the breast
AML
Lupus nephropathy

24. MFC of Addison's
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Tertiary syphilis
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Pseudomonas

25. MFC of dementia

26. MFC of infection in blood transfusion
Kaposi's sarcoma
Hepatitis C
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)

27. MFC of Cushing's syndrome
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Atherosclerosis
Renal disease
Kaposi's sarcoma

28. MFC of secondary hypertension
Renal disease
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Tertiary syphilis
Blast crisis

29. MFC of hemochromatosis
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
Hepatitis C

30. MFC of hospital acquired pneumonia
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Hepatitis C
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Klebsiella

31. MFC of congenital adrenal hyperplasia
EtOH
21- hydroxylase deficiency
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
Left - sided heart failure

32. MFC of subdural hematoma
Cystic fibrosis
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)
Adenoma
Chlamydia

33. MFC of preventable blindness
Adenoma
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Chlamydia
Alcohol (EtOH)

34. MFC of dissecting aneurysm
Lupus nephropathy
EtOH and gallstones
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)
Hypertension

35. MFCs of holosystlic murmur
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation

36. MFC of acute pancreatitis
COPD
Hypertension
Cor pulmonale
EtOH and gallstones

37. MFC of food poisoning
S. aureus
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Tertiary syphilis

38. MFC of aortic aneurysm - abdominal and descending aorta
Turner's (XO)
Cor pulmonale
Atheroclerosis
Left - sided heart failure

39. MFC of cretinism
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
S. aureus

40. MFC of death in CML
Blast crisis
Adenoma
Chlamydia
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae

41. MFC of leukemia in adults
Left - sided heart failure
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
AML

42. MFC of pneumonia in cystic fibrosis and burn infections
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Left - sided heart failure
E. coli
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

43. MFC of death in SLE
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
COPD
Lupus nephropathy
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)

44. MFC of bacterial meningitis in newborns
Group B streptococcus
Atheroclerosis
EtOH and gallstones
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma

45. MFC of osteomyelitis in patients with sickle cell disease
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
Salmonella

46. MFC of cancer assoicted with AIDS

47. MFC of primary hyperparathyroidism
Turner's (XO)
Adenoma
Group B streptococcus
Coxsackie B

48. MFC of hypoparathyroidism
Alcohol (EtOH)
Mitral stenosis
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Thyroidectomy

49. MFC of osteomyelitis
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)
S. aureus
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)

50. MFC of SIADH
Chlamydia
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Coxsackie B
Atheroclerosis