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10 Cards in this Set
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What is the most common cause of a small bowel obstruction (SBO) in adults in the United States?
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Adhesions
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What is the most common cause of a large bowel obstruction?
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Colon cancer
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What is the most common cause of significant upper GI bleeding?
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Peptic ulcer disease (PUD)
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What is the most common cause of an embolus from the heart?
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Atrial fibrillation
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What is the most common cause of intussusception?
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Hypertrophic Peyer's patches
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What is the most common cause of lower GI bleeding in children?
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Meckel's diverticulum with ectopic gastric mucosa
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What are the 2 most common causes of acute pancreatitis?
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1. Alcohol
2. Gallstones |
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What is the most common cause of an epidural hematoma?
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Middle meningeal artery injury
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What is the most common cause of a subdural hematoma?
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Bridging vein injury
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What 3 organisms are the most common causes of bacterial meningitis in newborns?
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Group B streptococcus
E. coli Listeria |
