Most Common Causes Flashcards
1
Q
Amenorrhea
A
Pregnancy
2
Q
Pancreatitis
A
Alcohol abuse
3
Q
Anemia
A
Iron def
4
Q
NephrOtic synd
A
kids: minimal change disease
adults: membranous glomerulonephritis
5
Q
Osteomyelitis
A
Staph Aureus
diabetics+sickle cell- Salmonella spp.
IV drug users- Serratia and Pseudomonas aeru
6
Q
Constipation
A
Dehydration
7
Q
Kidney stones
A
dehydration
8
Q
Pneumonia
A
Strep pneumo
9
Q
Ascites
A
Alcoholic cirrhosis
10
Q
Death
A
Heart disease (in US)
11
Q
Male Pseudohermaphrodism
A
testicular feminization
12
Q
female Pseudohermaphrodism
A
androgenital syndrome (congenital adrenal hyperplasia)
13
Q
Calf claudication
A
Peripheral vascular disease
14
Q
Left sided heart failure
A
coronary artery disease
15
Q
Atherosclerosis
A
elevated LDL cholesterol
16
Q
DVT
A
blood stasis (late preg, post surg)
