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71 Cards in this Set
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What is the most common cause of amenorrhea?
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pregnancy
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What is the most common cause of pancreatitis?
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alcohol abuse
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What is the most common cause of anemia?
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iron deficiency
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What is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults and children?
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children - minimal change disease
adults - membranous glomerulonephritis |
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What is the most common cause of osteomyelitis in diabetics, sickle cell disease patients?
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salmonella
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What is the most common cause of osteomyelitis in IV drug uses?
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Serratia and Psuedomonas
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What is the most common cause of osteomyelitis overall?
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Staph auerus
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What is the most common cause of constipation?
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dehydration
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What is the most common cause of kidney stones?
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dehydration
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What is the most common cause of pneumonia?
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Strep pneumoniae
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What is the most common cause of ascites?
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alcoholic cirrhosis
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What is the most common cause of death?
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heart disease (in US)
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What is the most common cause of male pseudohermaphrodism?
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testicular feminization
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What is the most common cause of female pseudohermaphrodism?
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adrenogenital syndrome (congenital adrenal hyperplasia)
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What is the most common cause of calf caludication?
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PVD
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What is the most common cause of left-sided heart failure?
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CAD
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What is the most common cause of atherosclerosis?
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elevated LDL-cholesterol
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What is the most common cause of DVT?
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blood stasis (especially in late pregnancy, and after surgery or prolonged immobility)
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What is the most common cause of wheezing?
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asthma
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What is the most common cause of a cold in fall/winter?
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rhinovirus
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What is the most common cause of a cold in spring/summer?
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adenovirus
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What is the most common cause of bronchiectasis?
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cystic fibrosis
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What is the most common cause of pleural effusion?
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CHF
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What is the most common cause of pulmonary edema?
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CHF
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What is the most common cause of septic shock?
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gram negative bacteria
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What is the most common cause of posioning (in US)?
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carbon monoxide
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What is the most common cause of iron deficiency at >50 y/o?
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colon cancer
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What is the most common cause of vomiting?
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virus infection
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What is the most common cause of hematemesis?
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duodenal ulcer
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What is the most common cause of hematochezia?
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diverticulosis
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What is the most common cause of melana?
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duodenal ulcer
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What is the most common cause of acute RLQ pain?
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appendicitis
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What is the most common cause of acute infectious diarrhea?
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norovirus
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What is the most common cause of small bowel obstruction?
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adhesions
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What is the most common cause of erectile dysfunction?
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diabetes
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What is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism?
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Graves disease
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What is the most common cause of hypothyroidism?
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Hashimoto's disease
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What is the most common cause of yellow CSF (xanthochromia)?
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bleed in the CSF
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What is the most common cause of acute onset coma?
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poisoning or drug OD
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What is the most common cause of blindness in the elderly
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macular degeneration
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What is the most common cause of tremor?
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essential tremor
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What is the most common cause of dementia?
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Alzheimer's disease
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What is the most common cause of psychosis?
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Depression
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What is the most common cause of headache?
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tension headache
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What is the most common cause of exudative tonsillitis?
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Viruses (#1 is EBV)
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What is the most common cause of rhinitis?
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Rhinovirus
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What is the most common cause of acute sinusitis?
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Viruses & Strep pneumoniae
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What are the two most common causes of otitis media?
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Strep pneumoniae
Hemophilus influenzae |
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What is the most common cause of malignant otitis externa?
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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What is the most common cause of acute bronchitis?
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Rhinovirus
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What is the most common cause of nosocomial pneumonia?
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E. coli
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What is the most common cause of nursing home pneumonia?
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Klebsiella pneumoniae
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What is the most common cause of ICU pneumonia?
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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What is the most common cause of atypical pneumonia?
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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What is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia?
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
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What is the most common cause of UTI?
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E. coli
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What is the most common cause of infection in burn pts?
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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What is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in neonates?
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E. coli
Streptococcus agalactiae Listeria monocytogenes |
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What is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children and young adults?
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Neisseria meningitidis
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What is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in adults?
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
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What is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in immunocompromised pts?
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
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What is the most common cause of aseptic meningitis in the summer?
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Enteroviruses (e.g. echovirus)
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What is the most common cause of aseptic meningitis in the winter/spring?
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Mumps virus
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What is the most common cause of acute, infectious diarrhea in adults?
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Norwalk virus
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What is the most common cause of acute, infectious diarrhea in children?
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Rotavirus
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What is the most common cause of acute, infectious bloody diarrhea?
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Campylobacter jejuni (tx: azithromycin alt: erythromycin)
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What is the most common cause of acute, infectious, parasitic diarrhea?
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Entamoeba histolytica (in US)
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What is the most common cause of chronic, infectious diarrhea?
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Giardia lamblia (in US)
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What is the most common cause of diarrhea with + stool WBCs?
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Campylobacter jejuni (tx: azithromycin alt: erythromycin)
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What is the most common cause of diarrhea with (-) stool WBCs?
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Norovirus and Rotavirus
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What is the most common cause of food associated diarrhea?
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Salmonella enteritidis (in US)
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