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| 2nd most common skin cancer |
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| Most common congenital anomaly of the GI tract |
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| Most common cause of sporadic encephalitis in US |
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| HSV-1 (temporal lobe encephalitis) |
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| Most common cause of death in SLE |
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| Diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis (SPGN) |
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| Aplastic crisis in sickle cell |
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| "slapped cheeks" in children |
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| erythema infectiosum (fifth disease) |
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| hydrops fetalis (red blood cell destruction) |
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| patent ductus arteriosus and pulmonary artery stenosis |
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| cutaneous scarring or limb defects (congenital) |
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| congenital varicella syndrome |
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| Hydrocephalus (aquaductal stenosis) |
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| most common cause of bronchiolitis in children less than 1 year |
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| most common cause of pneumonia in children less than 1 year |
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| Most common cardiomyopathy |
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| Dilated (congestive) cardiomyopathy - systolic dysfunction |
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| Most common vasculitis of medium-large vessels |
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| Temporal (Giant Cell) Vasculitis |
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| Most common childhood systemic vasculitis |
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| Most abundant protein in human body |
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| Immotile cilia due to Dynein arm defect |
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| Kartangener's syndrome (primary ciliary dyskinesia) |
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| Leading cause of pregnancy loss |
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| Chromosomal abnormalities |
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| Most common human enzyme deficiency |
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| Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
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| Most common form of inherited dwarfism |
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| Most commonly inherited genetic disorder |
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| Familial Hypercholesterolemia |
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| Most common lethal genetic disorder in Caucasians |
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| Most common mutation in Cystic Fibrosis |
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| 2nd most common genetic cause of mental retardation |
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| Most common genetic cause of mental retardation |
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| Most common chromsomal disorder |
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| Most common cause of Down Syndrome |
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| meiotic nondisjunction of homologous chromosomes (95%) |
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| Second most common trisomy resulting in live birth |
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| Edwards Syndrome (Trisomy 18) |
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| most common cause of thiamine deficiency |
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| Most common cause of B6/ Pyridoxine deficiency |
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| Most common vitamin deficiency in US |
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| Most common cause of B12 deficiency |
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| Most common cause of blindness in developing countries |
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| Most common cause of hydrocephalus |
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Definition
| cerebral aquaduct stenosis |
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| Increase in systolic pressure and increased in pulse pressure |
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| Second most common genetic disorder causing hemolytic anemia |
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| Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency |
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| Most common cause of otitis media (children) |
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| Most common cause of meningitis |
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| Most common cause of pneumonia |
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| Most common cause of sinusitis |
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| Most common of the adrenal medulla in children |
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| Most common tumor of the adrenal medulla in adults |
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| Most common Lysosomal storage disease |
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| Most common urea cycle disorder |
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| Ornithine Transcarbamoylase deficiency |
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| Second most common neurodegenerative disorder |
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| Leading cause of congenital malformation in US |
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| Most common site of massive parenchymal hemorrhage |
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| basal ganglia and internal capsule |
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| Common causes of cell injury (6) |
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Definition
1) inflammation
2-3) nutritional deficiency or excess
4) hypoxia
5) trauma
6) genetic mutations |
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| Most common cause of Budd-Chiari syndrome |
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| Most commonly involved organ in systemic amyloidosis |
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| Kidney (nephrotic syndrome) |
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| Most common Ig deficiency |
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| Most common type of renal disease in SLE pt |
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Definition
| Diffuse Proliferative Glomerulonephritis |
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| Most common type of infection leading to delayed wound healing |
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| Most common cause of death in adults |
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| Second most common cause of death in adults |
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| Third most common cause of death in adults |
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| Most common cause of death in children |
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| Second most common cause of death in children |
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| Third most common cause of death in children |
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| Most common cancer proto-oncogene |
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Definition
| RAS (GTP-binding protein) |
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| Most important prognostic factor in staging of cancer |
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| Biggest concern in severe thrombocytopenia |
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| Most common cause of thrombocytopenia in children and adults |
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Definition
| ITP (Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura) |
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| Most common coagulation factor inhibitor |
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| Most common inherited coagulation disorder |
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| Most common inherited cause of hypercoagulable state |
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| Most common type of embolus |
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| Most common type of anemia |
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| Most common nutritional deficiency worldwide |
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| Most common type of anemia in hospitalized pts |
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Definition
| Anemia of chronic disease |
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| Most common congenital cause of sideroblastic deficiency |
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Definition
| ALAS (Aminolevulinic acid synthase) deficiency |
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| Most common cause of B12 deficiency |
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| Most common cause of death in adults with sickle cell anemia |
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| Most common cause of death in children with sickle cell anemia |
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| Infection with encapsulated organism (SHiN SKiS) due to autosplenectomy |
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| ALL most commonly affects |
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| CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia) |
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| Most common type of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma |
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Definition
| Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma |
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| Most common subtype of Hodgkin Lymphoma |
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| Most common primary malignancy of bone |
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| Most common malignant lesion of bone |
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| Most common form of vasculitis in older adults |
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Definition
| Temporal (Giant Cell) Vasculitis |
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| Most common vasculitis in children |
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| Most common cause of Aortic Dissection |
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| Most common cause of death in aortic dissection |
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| Leading cause of death in US |
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| Most common cause of right-sided heart failure |
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| Most common congenital heart defect |
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| Most common cause of aortic regurgitation |
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| Most common cause of endocarditis |
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| Most common cause of endocarditis in IV drug users |
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| Most common form of cardiomyopathy |
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| Most common primary cardiac tumor in adults |
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Definition
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| Most common primary cardiac tumor in children |
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| Most common neurodegenerative disorder |
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Definition
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| Second most common neurodegenerative disorder |
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| Most common cause of rhinitis |
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Definition
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| Most common cause of acute epiglottitis in immunized and non-immunized children |
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| most common cause of croup |
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| Most common cause of secondary pneumonia |
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Definition
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| Most common cause of atypical pneumonia |
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Definition
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| Second most common cause of atypical pneumonia |
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Definition
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| Most common cause of atypical pneumonia in ingants |
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Definition
| RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) |
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| Most common change in premenopausal breast |
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Definition
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| Most common tumor in premenopausal females |
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Definition
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| Most common type of invasive carcinoma |
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Definition
| Invasive Ductal Carcinoma |
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| Most important factor in staging breast cancer |
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Definition
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| Most useful factor in staging breast cancer |
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Definition
| spread to axillary lymph nodes (metastasis not common at presentation) |
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| Most common form of Hodgkin's lymphoma |
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Definition
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| Most common form of Hodgkin's lymphoma |
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