First Aid Most Frequent Cause Of

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Cause of Addison's

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Autoimmune, 2nd-infection

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Cause of Dissecting aneurysm

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Hypertension

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Cause of Aortic aneurysm, abdominal and descending aorta

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Atherosclerosis

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Cause of Aortic aneurysm in the ascending aorta

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Tertiary syphilis

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Cause of Bacterial meningitis in adults

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Neisseria meningitidis

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Cause of Bacterial meningitis in elderly

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Cause of Bacterial meningitis in kids

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H. influenza type B

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Cause of Bacterial meningitis in newborns

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E. coli

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Cause of Cancer a/w AIDS

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Kaposi's sarcoma

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Cause of Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

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21-Hydroxylase deficiency

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Cause of Cretinism

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Iodine deficit/hypthyroidism

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Cause of Cushing's Syndrome

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Corticosteroid therapy, 2nd is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary

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Cause of Death in CML

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Blast crisis

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Cause of Death in SLE

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Lupus nephropathy

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Cause of Dementia

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Alzheimer's, 2nd is multi-infarct

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Cause of DIC

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Gram(-) sepsis, obstetric complications, cancer, burn trauma

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Cause of Ejection click

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Aortic/pulmonic stenosis

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Cause of Food poisoning

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Staph aureus

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Cause of Glomerulonephritis in adults

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IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)

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Cause of Epidural hematoma

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Rupture of middle meningeal artery (arterial bleeding is fast)

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Cause of Subdural hematoma

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Rupture of bridging veins (trauma, venous bleeding is slow)

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Cause of Hemochromatosis

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Multiple blood transfusions (can result in CHF and increase risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)

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Cause of Hepatic cirrhosis

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EtOH

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Cause of Hepatocellular carcinoma

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Cirrhotic liver (often assoicated with Hep B and C)

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Cause of Holosystolic murmur

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VSD, tricuspid regurgitation, mitral regurgitation

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Cause of Secondary hypertension

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Renal disease

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Cause of Hypoparathyroidism

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Thyroidectomy

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Cause of Hypopituitarism

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Adenoma

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Cause of Infection in blood transfusion

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Hepatitis C

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Cause of Infection in burn victims

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Pseudomonas

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Cause of Leukemia in adults

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AML

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Cause of "machine-like" murmur

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PDA

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Cause of Mental retardation

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Down syndrome, 2nd is fragile X

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Cause of MI

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Atherosclerosis

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Cause of Mitral valve stenosis

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Rheumatic heart disease

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Cause of Myocarditis

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Coxsackie B

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Cause of Nephrotic syndrome in adults

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Membranous Glomerulonephritis

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Cause of Nephrotic syndrome in kids

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Minimal change disease (assoicated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteroids)

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Cause of Opening snap

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Mitral stenosis

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Cause of Osteomyelitis

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Staph aureus

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Cause of Osteomyelitis in patients w/ sickle cell disease

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Salmonella

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Cause of Osteomyelitis in IVDA

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Pseudomonas

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Cause of Acute pancreatitis

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EtOH & gallstones

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Cause of Chronic pancreatitis

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EtOH(adults), cystic fibrosis(kids)

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Cause of Peau d'orange

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Carcinoma of the breast

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Cause of PID

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae 9monoarticular arthritis)

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Cause of Hospital-acquired pneumonia

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Klebsiella

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Cause of Pneumonia in cystic fibrosis

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Cause of Pneumonia in burn infection

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Cause of Preventable blindness

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Chlamydia

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Cause of Primary amenorrhea

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Turner's syndrome (XO)

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Cause of Primary hyperaldosteronism

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Adenoma of adrenal cortex

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Cause of Primary hyperparathyroidism

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Adenoma

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Cause of Pulmonary hypertension

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COPD

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Cause of Right heart failure due to a pulmonary cause

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cor pulmonale

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Cause of Right-sided heart failure

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Left-sided heart failure

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Cause of Sheehan's syndrome

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Postpartum pituitary infarction secondary to hemorrhage

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Cause of SIADH

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Small cell carcinoma of the lung

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Cause of UTI

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E. coli

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Cause of UTI in young women

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E. coli & Staph saprophyticus