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39 Cards in this Set
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what is the most common cause of death in the icu?
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septic shock; 13th most common cause of death in the US
most common sites lungs > abdomen > urinary tract |
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what are the valves most effected in myocarditis?
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mitral valve; 2nd is aortic valve
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what are the 3 most common causes of neonatal meningitis?
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GEL
group B strep > E.coli > listeria |
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what is the 2nd most common cause of nosocomial infections?
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Group D strep (enterococcus)
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Most common cause of pneumonia in adults
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strep pneumonia
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most common cause of bacterial meningitis in adults?
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strep pneumoniae
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MCC of pediatric otitis media
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strep pneumoniae
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MCC of nosocomial pneumonia
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staph aureus
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MCC of septic arthritis in pediatric pts and in pts over 50
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staph aureus
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MCC of UTIs in sexually active women
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e coli
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MCC of gram negative sepsis
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E coli
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2nd MCC of UTIs in sexually active women
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staph saprophyticus
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2nd MCC of gram negative sepsis
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Klebsiella pneumonia
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MCC of STD
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chlamydia
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2nd MCC of STD
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neisseria gonorrhea
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MCC of septic arthritis in sexually active adults
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N. gonorrheae
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MCC of diarrhea in Japan
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vibrio parahaemolyticus
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MCC of diarrhea worldwide
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campylobacter jejuni, rotavirus, ETEC
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MCC of duodenal ulcers and cnronic gastritis
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helicobacter pylori
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2nd most common cause of gastric ulcers
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Helicobacter pylori
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MCC of meningitis in kids 6mo-2yr
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Haemophilus influenzae type B
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MCC of septic arthritis 6 mo-2yr
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Haemophilus influenzae type B
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MCC of community acquired pneumonia
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Legionnaire's disease
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MCC of preventable blindness in world
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Chylamdia trachomatis (serotypes A, B, C)
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MCC reported tick-borne illness in the US
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borrelia burgdorferi (lyme disease)
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MCC of atypical pneumonia in teens and yound adults
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mycoplasma pneumonia
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common in AIDS pts in the southwest(especially arizona)
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Coccidiodes immitis
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MCC of liver cancer in sub-saharan africa
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aflatoxin
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MCC of pneumonia in young kids (especially <6 mo)
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respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
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MCC of opportunistic infection in AIDS pts
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Pneumocystis carnii pneumonia (PCP)
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Most common infectious cause of corneal blindness in US
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herpetic kerititis
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most common cause of viral encephalitis in the US?
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HSV-1
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MCC of viral cause of mental retardation
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congenital cytomegalo virus
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MCC of aseptic meningitis in the US
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enteroviruses
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MCC of acute infectious diarrhea
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rotavirus
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MCC of infant mortality worldwide
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rotavirus
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MCC CNS infection in AIDS patients
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Toxoplasma encephalitis
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MCC of squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder in Sudan and egypt?
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schistosoma haematobium
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MCC of seizures in endemic areas (mexico, central and south america, philipines and se asia)
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cystericercosis
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