Immunizations Flashcards
What is the resource to find ACIP guidelines
Pink Book
T/F: Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) are prepared by the CDC and must be handed to patients before each vaccination
True
What is active immunity
Immunity from a person’s own immune system
What is passive immunity
Immunity that was received from someone else (breast feeding or IV immunoglobulin)
Who is not allowed to take live attenuated vaccines
Pregnant people and immunocompromised people
T/F: Inactivated vaccines are most likely to have a booster shot
True
T/F: Polysacchride vaccines do not produce a good immune response in children less than two years old
True
What are the four most common live vaccines
MMR, Varicella, Rotarvirus, and Intranasal influenza
What is the minimum amount of time someone should wait to receive a live vaccine if they got IV immunogloblulins, what if they got a live vaccine first
At least 3 months, 2 weeks
When are inactivated vaccines first given, what is the exception
Two months old, Hepatitis B (at birth)
What are three ways to avoid a false negative Tuberculin skin test
1) Give the live vaccine on the same day
2) Wait 4 weeks after giving a live vaccine to take the skin test
3) If given the skin test wait for the result then get the live vaccine
What is the adult dose of epinephrine that should be
0.3 mg epinephrine auto injector
When is the earliest a person can receive a flu shot
6 months old
How old does a patient have to be to recieve the shingles vaccine, what is the series
50 years, Month 0 then 2 to 6 months later
What are the two brands for Tdap
Adacel and Boostrix
