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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
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
EtOH and gallstones
Pseudomonas
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)

2. MFC of acute pancreatitis
EtOH and gallstones
Alcohol (EtOH)
Salmonella
Small cell carcinoma of the lung

3. MFC of death in CML
EtOH and gallstones
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
COPD
Blast crisis

4. MFC of death in SLE
Kaposi's sarcoma
Atherosclerosis
Mitral stenosis
Lupus nephropathy

5. MFC of bacterial meningitis in newborns
Group B streptococcus
Renal disease
Pseudomonas
Adenoma

6. MFC of bacterial meningitis in adults
Fragile X
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Salmonella
Streptococcus pneumoniae

7. MFC of a 'machine - like' murmur
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
PDA
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae
Atheroclerosis

8. MFC of dementia

9. MFC of hepatic cirrhosis
COPD
Turner's (XO)
Kaposi's sarcoma
EtOH

10. MFC of aortic aneurysm - abdominal and descending aorta
Atheroclerosis
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Group B streptococcus
PDA

11. MFC of PID
Atherosclerosis
E. coli
Thyroidectomy
Neisseria gonorrhoeae

12. MFC of pulmonary hypertension
S. aureus
Kaposi's sarcoma
COPD
Group B streptococcus

13. MFC of pneumonia in cystic fibrosis and burn infections
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Blast crisis
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Group B streptococcus

14. MFC of right heart failure due to a pulmonary cause
Cor pulmonale
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Klebsiella
Adenoma

15. MFC of secondary hypertension
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Renal disease
Blast crisis
Cor pulmonale

16. MFC of primary hyperparathyroidism
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)
Adenoma

17. MFCs of holosystlic murmur
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Kaposi's sarcoma
Adenoma
Membranous glomerulonephritis

18. MFC of MI
Atherosclerosis
Thyroidectomy
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas

19. MFC of dissecting aneurysm
Hypertension
Blast crisis
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)

20. MFC of hypoparathyroidism
Cor pulmonale
Klebsiella
Coxsackie B
Thyroidectomy

21. MFC of primary amenorrhea

22. MFC of SIADH
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Rupture of bridging veins (slow bleed)
Atherosclerosis
Small cell carcinoma of the lung

23. MFC of preventable blindness
Chlamydia
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
Thyroidectomy
Blast crisis

24. MFC of peau d'orange
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Blast crisis
Carcinoma of the breast

25. MFC of UTI in young women
Hypertension
Down syndrome
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Blast crisis

26. MFCs of DIC
Adenoma
E. coli
VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - and mitral regurgitation
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma

27. MFC of bacterial meningitis in the elderly
COPD
EtOH
Hepatitis C
Streptococcus pneumoniae

28. MFC of mental retardation
Rheumatic heart disease
Down syndrome
Neisseria meningitidis and S. pneumoniae
Fragile X

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

30. MFC of nephrotic syndrome in kids
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
Adenoma
Group B streptococcus
AML

31. MFC of Addison's
Autoimmune (infection is the 2nd most common)
Turner's (XO)
Renal disease
Atheroclerosis

32. MFC of right - sided heart failure
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Left - sided heart failure
AML

33. MFC of hospital acquired pneumonia
Klebsiella
Tertiary syphilis
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Mitral stenosis

34. MFC of nephrotic syndrome in adults
Hepatitis C
Salmonella
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
Membranous glomerulonephritis

35. MFC of hemochromatosis
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Hypertension
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
Streptococcus pneumoniae

36. MFC of glomerulonephritis in adults

37. MFC of primary hyperaldosteronism
Adenoma of the adrenal cortex
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Mininal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteriods)
COPD

38. MFC of osteomyelitis
Adenoma
Down syndrome
S. aureus
Chlamydia

39. MFC of leukemia in adults
Renal disease
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage
EtOH and gallstones
AML

40. MFC of aortic aneurysm - ascending
Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage
Tertiary syphilis
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
S. aureus

41. MFC of hepatocellular carcinoma
Alzheimer's (2nd is multi - infarct)
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)
Cor pulmonale

42. MFC of Cushing's syndrome
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Adenoma
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)

43. MFC of mitral valve stenosis
Corticosteroid therapy (2nd MC is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)
Lupus nephropathy
Rheumatic heart disease
Blast crisis

44. MFC of myocarditis
EtOH
Coxsackie B
Membranous glomerulonephritis
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus

45. MFC of epidural hematoma
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Hepatitis C
Cirrhotic liver (often associated with Hep B and C)
Rupture of the middle meningeal artery (fast bleed)

46. MFC of osteomyelitis in IVDA
Adenoma
Pseudomonas
Mitral stenosis
21- hydroxylase deficiency

47. MFC of chronic pancreatitis in adults
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
E. coli and staphylococcus saprophyticus
Alcohol (EtOH)
Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)

48. MFC of food poisoning
Gram - negative sepsis - obstetric complications - cancer - burn trauma
S. aureus
Chlamydia
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

49. MFC of ejection click
Kaposi's sarcoma
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
EtOH
S. aureus

50. MFC of cancer assoicted with AIDS