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First Aid: Most Frequent Cause Of...

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. MFC of bacterial meningitis in adults
Atherosclerosis
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
Streptococcus pneumoniae
EtOH

2. MFC of dissecting aneurysm
Adenoma
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Hypertension
Klebsiella

3. MFC of nephrotic syndrome in adults
EtOH
Membranous glomerulonephritis
21- hydroxylase deficiency
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)

4. MFC of cretinism
Cor pulmonale
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Streptococcus pneumoniae
E. coli

5. MFCs of DIC
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
21- hydroxylase deficiency
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)

6. MFC of hypopituitarism
Lupus nephropathy
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Cor pulmonale
Adenoma

7. MFC of SIADH
Salmonella
Alcohol (EtOH)
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Small cell carcinoma of the lung

8. MFC of chronic pancreatitis in kids
Cystic fibrosis
Adenoma
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage

9. MFC of primary hyperaldosteronism
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Adenoma
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex

10. MFC of aortic aneurysm - ascending
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Tertiary syphilis
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Carcinoma of the breast

11. MFC of primary hyperparathyroidism
Hepatitis C
Hypertension
Adenoma
21- hydroxylase deficiency

12. MFC of MI
EtOH
Atherosclerosis
Group B streptococcus
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)

13. MFC of leukemia in adults
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
AML
Lupus nephropathy
Mitral stenosis

14. MFC of primary amenorrhea

15. MFC of aortic aneurysm - abdominal and descending aorta
Mitral stenosis
Atheroclerosis
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae

16. MFC of mental retardation
Group B streptococcus
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Alcohol (EtOH)
Down syndrome

17. MFC of myocarditis
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Coxsackie B
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation

18. MFC of preventable blindness
PDA
Carcinoma of the breast
Chlamydia
Lupus nephropathy

19. MFC of bacterial meningitis in kids
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Cor pulmonale
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)

20. MFC of Addison's
Carcinoma of the breast
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Rheumatic heart disease

21. MFC of chronic pancreatitis in adults
Alcohol (EtOH)
Coxsackie B
Turner's (XO)
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)

22. MFC of Cushing's syndrome
Adenoma
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus

23. MFC of congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Tertiary syphilis
21- hydroxylase deficiency
Group B streptococcus
Left - sided heart failure

24. MFC of dementia

25. MFC of hypoparathyroidism
Thyroidectomy
Mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)

26. MFC of pulmonary hypertension
COPD
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Chlamydia

27. MFC of ejection click
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Blast crisis
E. coli
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis

28. MFC of right heart failure due to a pulmonary cause
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Adenoma
Hepatitis C
Cor pulmonale

29. 2nd MFC of mental retardation
21- hydroxylase deficiency
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Fragile X

30. MFC of infection in blood transfusion
Hepatitis C
Carcinoma of the breast
Mitral stenosis
Klebsiella

31. MFC of nephrotic syndrome in kids
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
Tertiary syphilis
Cor pulmonale
21- hydroxylase deficiency

32. MFC of epidural hematoma
Tertiary syphilis
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)
Mitral stenosis

33. MFC of hospital acquired pneumonia
Klebsiella
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Kaposi's sarcoma

34. MFC of bacterial meningitis in newborns
Group B streptococcus
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Cor pulmonale
Renal disease

35. MFC of osteomyelitis
S. aureus
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Blast crisis
Pseudomonas

36. MFC of death in CML
Hepatitis C
Blast crisis
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)

37. MFCs of holosystlic murmur
Cor pulmonale
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)

38. MFC of cancer assoicted with AIDS

39. MFC of death in SLE
Atherosclerosis
Lupus nephropathy
EtOH
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)

40. MFC of secondary hypertension
Salmonella
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Renal disease
Turner's (XO)

41. MFC of food poisoning
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Turner's (XO)
S. aureus
Atherosclerosis

42. MFC of hepatic cirrhosis
IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)
EtOH
Rheumatic heart disease
E. coli

43. MFC of peau d'orange
Thyroidectomy
Carcinoma of the breast
Kaposi's sarcoma
Tertiary syphilis

44. MFC of bacterial meningitis in the elderly
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
E. coli
Streptococcus pneumoniae
S. aureus

45. MFC of infection in burn victims
Klebsiella
Pseudomonas
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
COPD

46. MFC of hepatocellular carcinoma
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Carcinoma of the breast

47. MFC of osteomyelitis in patients with sickle cell disease
S. aureus
Salmonella
Klebsiella
Down syndrome

48. MFC of pneumonia in cystic fibrosis and burn infections
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Rheumatic heart disease

49. MFC of mitral valve stenosis
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Group B streptococcus
Rheumatic heart disease

50. MFC of right - sided heart failure
Lupus nephropathy
Left - sided heart failure
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Adenoma