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- What is the most common cause of a small bowel obstruction (SBO) in adults in the United States?
- Adhesions
- What is the most common cause of a large bowel obstruction?
- Colon cancer
- What is the most common cause of significant upper GI bleeding?
- Peptic ulcer disease (PUD)
- What is the most common cause of an embolus from the heart?
- Atrial fibrillation
- What is the most common cause of intussusception?
- Hypertrophic Peyer's patches
- What is the most common cause of lower GI bleeding in children?
- Meckel's diverticulum with ectopic gastric mucosa
- What are the 2 most common causes of acute pancreatitis?
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1. Alcohol
2. Gallstones - What is the most common cause of an epidural hematoma?
- Middle meningeal artery injury
- What is the most common cause of a subdural hematoma?
- Bridging vein injury
- What 3 organisms are the most common causes of bacterial meningitis in newborns?
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Group B streptococcus
E. coli
Listeria