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64 Cards in this Set
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The most common cause of decreased vision in the US is _______, causing clouding of the lens due to the natural aging process.
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Cataracts
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The most common eye tumor of infants and young adults.
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Retinoblastoma - deletion of Rb gene
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Most common B9 tumor of infancy + B9 liver tumor
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Hemangioma
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Most common site of development for pulmonary embolism
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Lower Leg
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Most common type of necrosis
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Coagulative Necrosis
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Most common clinically diagnosed congenital heart disease
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Ventricular Septal Defect
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Most common cause of cardiac cyanosis in newborns
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Tetralogy of Fallot
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Most common site for arteriosclerotic aneurysm
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Abdominal Aorta
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Most common complication and cause of death from myocardial infarction
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Arrythmia
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Most common cardiomyopathy
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Dilated Cardiomyopathy
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Most common primary cardiac tumor
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Atrial Myxoma
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Most common autosomal numeric abnormality
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Downs Syndrome
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Most common osteogenesis imperfecta
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Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 1
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Most common cause of death in newborns
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
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Most common hiatal hernia
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Sliding Hernia
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Most common worldwide esophageal cancer
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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Most common U.S. esophageal cancer
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Adenocarcinoma
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Most common cause of chronic gastritis
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Helicobacter Pylori
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Most common site of ischemic bowel disease
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Splenic Flexure and rectosigmoid jct
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Most common site of origination for carcinoid tumors
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Appendicitis
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Most common cause of childhood liver cirrhosis
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Alpha-1-Antitrypsin
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Most common liver malignancy
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Metastatic Cancer
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Most common primary liver cancer
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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Most common Far East primary liver cancer
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Cholangiocarcinoma
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Most common complication of chronic bronchitis
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Bronchiectasis
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Most common preventable cause of deaths in a hospital
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Pulmonary Embolism
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Most common cancer related deaths
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Lung Cancer
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Most common disorder of the female breast
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Fibrocystic Changes
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Most common B9 breast tumor
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Fibroadenoma
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Most common cancer in women
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Breast Cancer
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Most common primary breast cancer
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Ductal Carcinoma of the Breast
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Most common location of breast cancer
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Upper, Outer, Quadrant
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Most common cause of immune nephrotic syndrome in adults
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Membranous Nephropathy
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Most common nephrotic syndrome in children
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Lipoid Nephrosis
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Most common adult glomerulonephritis
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Bergers Nephropathy
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Most common sudden onset renal failure
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Acute Tubular Necrosis
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Most common tumor of urinary tract
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Transitional Cell Carcinoma
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Most common primary kidney cancer
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Renal Cell Carcinoma
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Most common childhood renal tumor
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Wilms Tumor
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Most common presenting symptom of transitional cell carcinoma
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Hematuria
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Most common iron deficiency
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Anemia
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Most common increased blood loss
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Iron Deficiency Anemia
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Most common inherited RBC disease in whites
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Hereditary Spherocytosis
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Most common cause of death in leukemias
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Infection
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Most common childhood leukemia and malignant tumor in children
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ALL
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Most common leukemias
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ALL, CLL, AML, CML
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Most common leukemia overall and leukemia in adults
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AML
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Most common non-hodgkins lymphoma
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Follicular Lymphoma
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Most common cause of death associated with hemophilia A
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HIV
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Most common primary bone malignancy
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Osteosarcoma
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Most common second most common after osteosarcoma in children
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Ewings Sarcoma
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Most common more common than osteosarcomas in adults
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Metastasis to Bone
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Most common metastasis to bone
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Breast/ Prostate
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Most common infectious arthritis
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Lyme Disease
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Most common hyperpituitarism in anterior lobe
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Adenoma
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Most common hyperfunctioning pituitary adenoma
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Prolactinoma
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Most common hypopituitarism
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Nonsecretory Adenoma
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Most common ADH oversecretion
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ADH Producing Tumor
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most sensitive indicator of hypothyroidism
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TSH
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Most common primary hyperthyroidism
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Graves Disease
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Most common hypothyroid in U.S.
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Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
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Most common primary hyperparathyroidism
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Parathyroid Adenoma or Hyperplasia
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Most common secondary hyperparathyroidism
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Renal Failure
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Most common cause Cushing syndrome
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Exogenous Corticosteroid Medications
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