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Immunizations Flashcards

1
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Who should get Tdap shots?

A

Kids 11-12 yrs old

EVERY SINGLE pregnancy 27-36 weeks

Booster for 19yo+ who never got it before

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2
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For whom is HPV vaccine recommended (and insurance usually pays for it)

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9-26 year old females
9-21 year old males
(+men 22-26 who have sex with men, or are immunocompromised)

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Contraindications to DTaP

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Encephalopathy (coma, LOC, or seizures) within 7 days of a DTaP dose

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4
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What was the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in kids under 5 before 1977?

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Hib (Haemophilus influenzae B)

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5
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How many doses of Varicella are given?

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2

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6
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When is first dose of Hib given?

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2 months

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7
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When is first dose of varicella?

Second?

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First: 12-15 Months
Second: 4-6 years
(Same as MMR)

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8
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Contraindications to IPV vaccine?

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Anaphylactic reaction to neomycin/streptomycin/polymyxin B

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9
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What are the contraindications to MMR?

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PREGNANCY (it’s live!)
Anaphylaxis to neomycin or gelatin
Immunosuppression

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10
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Can babies younger than 6 months get flu shot

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NOpe

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11
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How many doses of HAV are given?

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2 doses separated by 6-18 months!!!

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12
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How many types of HPV does Gardasil protect against?

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9!

6, 11, 16, 18 + 31, 33, 45, 52, 58

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13
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What are the two contraindications for EVERY vaccine, live or otherwise?

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Severe allergic reaction to the vaccine or any component of it

Moderate or Severe illness that day regardless of fever (mild illness ok)

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14
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When is the first dose of Hep B given?

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Birth

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15
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When is the first dose of DTaP given?

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2 months

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16
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How many doses of Hib are given?

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2 or 3 for primary series plus a booster dose

…so 3 or 4 total

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17
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What are some uncommon vaccine reactions?

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-ANAPHYLAXIS (that vaccine is ALWAYS contraindicated for you forever if this happens)

  • seizures
  • inconsolable crying >3hrs
  • Fever higher than 105
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18
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How many doses of DTaP are given?

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5

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19
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How many doses of PCV13 are given?

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4

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20
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Can pregnant lady get HPV vacccine?

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Not recommended

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21
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How many doses of rotavirus are given?

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Rotarix-2

RotaTeq-3

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22
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Is it ok to get a vaccine if you have a mild illness and/or low grade fever?

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YEP

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When is the first dose of HAV (Hepatitis A Vaccine)

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12-23 months

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24
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When is first dose of pneumococcal conjugate (PCV13) given?

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2 months

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25
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When is first dose of Quadrivalent Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine given?
Booster?

A

First: 11-12 Years old
Booster: 16 years

26
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What is cocooning?

A

Giving a Tdap shot to a kid around 11-12 yrs old who already finished all 5 DTaP shots

27
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When is first dose of IPV (inactivated poliovirus)

28
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Who is at high risk for meningitis and should get Quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine before 11yrs or after 18?

A
  • no/dysfunctional spleen(sickle cell)
  • community outbreak
  • college kids in dorms

-military, microbiologists, travel to Africa

29
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Who would get PPSV23 (pneumococcal polysaccharide) in addition to PCV13?

A

High risk kids over 2

30
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How is Rotavirus given

A

ORALLY (doesn’t matter if baby throws up after! 👍)

31
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What are the contraindications to Hep B shot?

A

Life threatening allergy to yeast (vaccine is produced in yeast cells)

32
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What are the names of the Quadrivalent meningococcal polysaccharide vaccines?

A

Menactra

Menveo

33
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Which HPV strains are the worst

34
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What ages can get the live flu vaccine (FluMist)?

A

Over 2 years, under 49

35
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Premature babies follow the same vaccine schedule as other babies except for what vaccine and why?

A

Hepatitis B because they have to weigh at least 2kg (4.4lbs)

36
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What are the contraindications to flu shot

A
  • severe allergy to shot or its components (antibiotics, latex, gelatin)
  • Guillain Barre syndrome within 6 wks of vaccination (just a precaution, not contraindication)
37
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When is HPV given?

A

11-12 years old (boys and girls)

38
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Why didn’t we give FluMist in 2016 and 2017?

A

Reduced efficacy

39
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What are the contraindications to Varicella vaccine?

A

🤰 PREGNANCY (its live!!)
Anaphylaxis to neomycin or gelatin
Immunosuppression

(Exact same as MMR)

40
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When is first dose of MMR?

Second dose?

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First: 12-15 months
Second: 4-6 years

41
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Is an egg allergy a contraindication for flu shot?

A

Nope

If they have a REALLY bad egg allergy, just keep them in the office and watch them afterwards

42
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Who is recommended to get a flu shot

A

everyone over 6 months should get one annually

43
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What are the contraindications to HAV?

A

Severe allergy to the first dose or vaccine additives

44
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What is the minimum interval between live vaccines?

45
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What is MMRV vaccine

A

MMR+Varicella together

Same schedule and contraindications as MMR + Varicella separately

(Associated w more side effects)

46
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Are we giving FluMist in 2018

47
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How many doses of MMR do you get

48
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Which vaccines are live-attenuated?

A

MMR
FluMist
Varicella
Rotavirus

49
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How many Hep B shots do you get?

50
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What are some mild vaccine reactions?

A 
Fussiness (<3 hrs, consolable)
Malaise
Low grade fever (<101.5)
Pain,redness,swelling @ site
Headache
Loss of appetite
Myalgia (muscle pain)
51
Q

Who NEVER gets live vaccines?

A

Pregnant women

Severely immunocompromised

52
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What are the contraindications of Rotavirus vaccine?

A
  • HISTORY OF INTUSSUSCEPTION (telescoping intestines)
  • Latex allergy (rotarix)
  • Immunodeficiency (it’s live)
  • Moderate-Severe gastroenteritis that day
53
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Who should get vaccinated for serogroup B Meningitis?

A

People over 10 at increased risk: asplenia
College campuses with outbreaks

-microbiologists, ppl w complement deficiencies

54
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What are contraindications to Hib vaccine

A

Severe allergy to latex (stoppers in vials have latex)

Younger than 6 wks (first dose usually isn’t even given until 2 months??🤔)

55
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How many doses of IPV are given? (Inactivated Polio)

56
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How many doses of HPV are given?

A

Usually 2, but if they’re over 15 years old, they get 3. (Or if they’re immunocompromised)

57
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When is first dose of Rotavirus?

58
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Can pregnant lady get FluMist

A

Nope it is LIVE

59
Q

What virus does AZ have a higher risk of?

A 
Hepatitis A 
(Maricopa kids must get 1st dose within 15 days of starting daycare or school)
60
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Kids up to 8 years old require how many doses of flu shot the first year they get one?

A

2 doses (more than 4 wks apart)

61
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For whom is it realty important to get flu shots?

A

Children 6-59 months (almost 5yo)
Pregnant lady
Chronic disease (asthma, DM)
Immunosuppressed ppl

62
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What is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in America now?

A

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Prevented by PCV13

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