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COMLEX MOST COMMON ETIOLOGY (CAUSE) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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COMLEX MOST COMMON ETIOLOGY(CAUSE) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
1° Tumor arising from bone in adults - ANSWER Multiple Myeloma
Adrenal Medullary Tumor Adults - ANSWER Pheochromocytoma
Adrenal Medullary Tumor Children - ANSWER Neuroblastoma
Bacterial Meningitis adults - ANSWER Neisseria meningitidis
Bacterial Meningitis elderly - ANSWER Strep pneumoniae
Bacterial Meningitis newborns - ANSWER E. coli
Bacterial Meningitis toddlers - ANSWER Hib
Bone Tumors - ANSWER Metasteses from Breast & Prostate
Brain Tumor Child - ANSWER Medulloblastoma (cerebellum)
Brain Tumor Adult - ANSWER Astrocytoma (including Glioblastoma Multiforme) then: mets, meningioma,
Schwannoma
Breast Carcinoma - ANSWER Invasive Duct Carcinoma
Breast Mass - ANSWER Fibrocystic Change (Carcinoma is the most common is post-menopausal women)
, Bug in Acute Endocarditis - ANSWER Staph aureus
Bug in debilitated, hospitalized pneumonia pt - ANSWER Klebsiella
Bug in Epiglottitis - ANSWER Hib
Bug in GI Tract - ANSWER Bacteroides (2nd E. coli)
Bug in IV drug user bacteremia / pneumonia - ANSWER Staph aureus
Bug in PID - ANSWER N. Gonnorrhoeae
Bug in Subacute Endocarditis - ANSWER Strep Viridans
Cardiac 1° Tumor Adults - ANSWER Myxoma "Ball Valve"
Cardiac 1° Tumor Child - ANSWER Rhabdomyoma
Cardiac Tumor Adults - ANSWER Metasteses
Cardiomyopathy - ANSWER Dilated (Congestive) Cardiomyopathy
Cause of 2° HTN - ANSWER Renal Disease
Cause of Addison's - ANSWER Autoimmune (2nd infection)
Cause of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - ANSWER 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (then, 11-)
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