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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 subdural hematoma
21- hydroxylase deficiency
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)

2. MFC of ejection click
Carcinoma of the breast
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Renal disease

3. MFC of a 'machine - like' murmur
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Carcinoma of the breast
Hepatitis C
PDA

4. MFC of dissecting aneurysm
Thyroidectomy
Hypertension
Left - sided heart failure
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation

5. MFC of nephrotic syndrome in kids
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
Group B streptococcus
Pseudomonas
Streptococcus pneumoniae

6. MFC of bacterial meningitis in the elderly
Hepatitis C
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae

7. MFC of pneumonia in cystic fibrosis and burn infections
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Carcinoma of the breast
PDA
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)

8. MFC of peau d'orange
Hepatitis C
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
Carcinoma of the breast
Streptococcus pneumoniae

9. MFC of infection in burn victims
Pseudomonas
Cor pulmonale
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
Carcinoma of the breast

10. MFC of Cushing's syndrome
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Thyroidectomy
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Cor pulmonale

11. MFC of bacterial meningitis in adults
Adenoma
PDA
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Chlamydia

12. MFC of cretinism
Pseudomonas
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
S. aureus
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)

13. MFC of osteomyelitis in patients with sickle cell disease
PDA
Salmonella
Rheumatic heart disease
Fragile X

14. MFC of hepatic cirrhosis
Tertiary syphilis
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage
EtOH
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)

15. MFC of hypopituitarism
Adenoma
EtOH and gallstones
EtOH
Salmonella

16. MFC of congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Down syndrome
Turner's (XO)
21- hydroxylase deficiency

17. MFC of myocarditis
Down syndrome
Coxsackie B
Hepatitis C
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

18. MFC of epidural hematoma
Klebsiella
Rheumatic heart disease
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
Pseudomonas

19. MFC of aortic aneurysm - ascending
Renal disease
Streptococcus pneumoniae
COPD
Tertiary syphilis

20. MFC of right - sided heart failure
Left - sided heart failure
Carcinoma of the breast
Atheroclerosis
Blast crisis

21. MFC of death in CML
Lupus nephropathy
Down syndrome
Blast crisis
Kaposi's sarcoma

22. MFC of primary amenorrhea

23. MFC of opening snap
Mitral stenosis
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Pseudomonas
Kaposi's sarcoma

24. MFC of primary hyperaldosteronism
AML
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Blast crisis

25. MFC of nephrotic syndrome in adults
Fragile X
21- hydroxylase deficiency
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage
Membranous glomerulonephritis

26. MFC of SIADH
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Membranous glomerulonephritis

27. 2nd MFC of mental retardation
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Left - sided heart failure
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)
Fragile X

28. MFC of UTI in young women
EtOH
Pseudomonas
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)

29. MFC of glomerulonephritis in adults

30. MFC of Sheehan's syndrome
Adenoma
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage
EtOH
Carcinoma of the breast

31. MFC of osteomyelitis
S. aureus
Tertiary syphilis
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Turner's (XO)

32. MFC of hemochromatosis
Klebsiella
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Atheroclerosis

33. MFC of acute pancreatitis
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
EtOH and gallstones
Tertiary syphilis
Salmonella

34. MFC of UTI
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae
E. coli

35. MFC of leukemia in adults
AML
Down syndrome
Pseudomonas
Carcinoma of the breast

36. MFC of Addison's
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Pseudomonas
Hypertension

37. MFCs of holosystlic murmur
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Pseudomonas
Streptococcus pneumoniae
COPD

38. MFC of bacterial meningitis in newborns
Carcinoma of the breast
Group B streptococcus
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
Kaposi's sarcoma

39. MFC of chronic pancreatitis in kids
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)
Pseudomonas
Cystic fibrosis
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae

40. MFC of osteomyelitis in IVDA
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Atheroclerosis
Pseudomonas

41. MFC of chronic pancreatitis in adults
Group B streptococcus
Down syndrome
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Alcohol (EtOH)

42. MFC of hepatocellular carcinoma
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)
Kaposi's sarcoma
Atherosclerosis
Cor pulmonale

43. MFC of aortic aneurysm - abdominal and descending aorta
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
COPD
Atheroclerosis
Blast crisis

44. MFC of mental retardation
Kaposi's sarcoma
Atheroclerosis
COPD
Down syndrome

45. MFC of preventable blindness
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
Salmonella
PDA
Chlamydia

46. MFC of infection in blood transfusion
Group B streptococcus
Adenoma
Hypertension
Hepatitis C

47. MFCs of DIC
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Group B streptococcus
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation

48. MFC of primary hyperparathyroidism
Carcinoma of the breast
Adenoma
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Neisseria gonorrhoeae

49. MFC of hypoparathyroidism
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Renal disease
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Thyroidectomy

50. MFC of MI
Hypertension
Atherosclerosis
Hepatitis C
Pseudomonas aeruginosa