Immunizations Flashcards
What are commonly misperceived as contraindications to receive vaccinations
- mild acute illness with or without fever
- mild to moderate local site reaction (swelling, redness, sore arm)
- Lack of previous physical exam
- Current antimicrobial therapy
- Convalescent stage of illness
- Pre-term birth
- Recent exposure to infectious disease
- Hx of allergies to penicillin or other environmental allergies
- Otitis Media
What is the purpose of the Hepatitis B vaccine?
To prevent severe liver infection
Dosing schedule for hepatitis b vaccine
1st dose = 0 (wait 4 weeks) 2nd dose = 1 month (wait minimum of 8 weeks) 3rd dose = 6 months
Do you need to restart the vaccination schedule all over for hepatitis b if the immunization schedule is interrupt
No, give the dose you were intended to receive
What are the precautions to getting the hepatitis b vaccine?
- Prior allergic reaction to dose
2. YEAST ALLERGRY
Who are people who SHOULD receive the hepatitis b vaccine?
- Chronic liver disease
- HIV
- Dialysis
- IV drug users
- Healthcare workers
- Travelers going to a foreign country
- Exposure
Who are people who SHOULD receive the hepatitis b vaccine?
- Chronic liver disease
- HIV
- Dialysis
- IV drug users
- Healthcare workers
- Travelers going to a foreign country
- Exposure to hep B
What is the purpose for the Influenza vaccine?
To prevent a contagious respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus
When the Influenza virus commonly seen?
Fall months
Inactivated (LIV) or (RIV4) influenza vaccine
6 months and older
pregnant women
Live attenuated (LAIV4)
19 years- 49 years
What are the precautions to think about before administering the influenza vaccine?
- Pregnant women (inactive only)
- Adults who get severe hives
- Egg allergy
What is tetanus?
Infectious disease caused by clostridium tetanus organisms where the infection with disease causes increased muscle rigidity and convulsive spasms of the skeletal muscles
What is diphtheria?
Acute toxin mediated bacteria known as coriumbacteria diphtheria and causes severe nervous system impacts
How is diphtheria transmitted?
Common in soil and enters the skin through cuts, openings
Td, Tdap Vaccine
Tdap vaccine consists of tetanus toxoid reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis
Unvaccinated/Unknown adults who need the Td/Tdap vaccine
Unvaccinated adults should receive the 1st and 2nd dose of Td 4 weeks apart. The third dose 6-12 months after 2nd dose with Tdap.
1 booster every 10 years
Precautions for Td/Tdap
Allergic to previous dose
Special considerations when administering Td/Tdap
- Pregnant women should receive 1 dose Tdap every pregnancy during the 3rd trimester (after 28 weeks)
- Healthcare workers
What is the most common vaccine preventable disease in the United States?
Pertussis (whooping cough)
What is the transmission of pertussis?
droplet
How is varicella transmitted?
Droplet ( enters through the respiratory tract and conjuctiva)
Varicella vaccine schedule
Consists of 2 doses
1st dose and then 2nd dose 4-8 weeks after 1st dose
Who has immunity against varicella?
- People who are IgG positive and were born before 1980’s.
- People who received both vaccinations 4 weeks apart
- Hx of varicella or herpes zoster