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Lecture 9: Immunizations Flashcards

1
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What is the main unfounded speculation regarding vaccines?

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That they cause autism

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2
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Overall, how many injections are given normally between birth to 4?

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18 injections if combo

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3
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When are immunizations checked?

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EVERY WCC

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Who formulates vaccine schedules?

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  • ACIP (advisory committtee on immunization practices)
  • AAP (american academy of pediatrics)
  • AAFP (american academy of family physicians)
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What are the active immunization methods?

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  • Vaccine
  • Toxoid
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6
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What vaccines are LIVE attenuated vaccines?

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  • MMR
  • Varicella
  • FluMIST (IN)
  • Rotavirus (oral)
  • OPV (Oral polio virus)

MOV FoR live

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7
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What can interfere with live vaccines?

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  • Blood products
  • Immunoglobulins
  • circulating residual maternal antibodies in infants

If given in past 3 months

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8
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Can we administer live vaccines together (i.e. MMR and varicella)?

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yes to MMR and varicella. no to everything else, spread them out by 4 weeks minimum

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9
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What are the primary inactivated/killed vaccines?

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  • Polio
  • Hep A
  • Flu shot

PAF is dead

IPV = inactivated polio to trigger PAF

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10
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What is a recombinant vaccine?

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Viruses/bacteria in which we added harmless DNA encoded antigens to stimulate an immune response

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11
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What are the recombinant vaccines?

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  • Hep B
  • HPV

Be on your Gard when recombining or HBV & HPV

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12
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What is the reassortant vaccine?

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Rotavirus (Oral)

Live vaccine!

Combination of multiple strains of the same virus

Rotating and reassorting

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13
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What are the immunogenic components of bacteria vaccines?

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  • Pertussis
  • HIB
  • Meningococcal conjugate
  • Pneumococcal conjugate

All BACTERIA

PHPM

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What are the two toxoid vaccines?

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  • Diphtheria
  • Tetanus
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15
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Preferred injection site for infants to age 4

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Anterolateral thigh

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16
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Preferred injection site for children 5-18

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Deltoid

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17
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If you want to give multiple vaccines at one visit, how do you inject them?

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Different limbs or 1 inch apart

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18
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Birth vaccine

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Hep B

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2 Month vaccines

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  • B: (Hep B)
  • D: DTaP
  • R: RV (rotavirus)
  • H: (HIB)
  • I: (IPV)
  • P: (PCV)

2 Be DR HIP

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4 month vaccines

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  • D: DTaP
  • R: RV
  • H: HIB
  • I: IPV
  • P: PCV

4 DR HIP

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6 months vaccines

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  • B: Hep B
  • D: DTaP
  • R: RV (if using 3-dose series)
  • H: HIB
  • I: IPV
  • P: PCV
  • IN: Influenza

Be DR HIP in 6 months

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1 year to 1.5 year vaccines

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  • V: Varicella (1y)
  • M: MMR (1y)
  • A: Hep A (1y)
  • D: DTaP (15 mo)
  • H: HIB (18 months)
  • I: IPV (if missed)
  • P: PCV (15 mo)

1 Very MAD HIPster

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4-6 year vaccines

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  • V: Varicella
  • D: DTaP
  • I: IPV
  • M: MMR

Very DIM between 4-6 pm

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24
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Vaccines at 9 years

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HPV (Gardasil!)

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25
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11 year vaccines

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Tdap & Men ACWY

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26
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16 year vaccine

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Men ACWY (2nd dose)

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27
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17 year vaccines

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MenB + booster in a month

Meningitis primarily college dorm caution, so last vaccines

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28
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What are the 3 types of vaccine exemptions?

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  • Medical
  • Religious
  • Philosophical
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29
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What do parents predominantly cite for refusal of vaccination?

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Safety & SEs (60-70%)

GBS, pain, fever

30
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What is the issue with alternative vaccine schedules?

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Incomplete and delayed protection

31
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When do we implement alternative vaccine schedules?

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  • Other options have failed
  • Parents will refuse to vaccinate completely
32
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What is WV’s immunization tracking program and what should you do if no record is found?

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  • SIIS
  • If no record found, assume they are unvaccinated. Begin catch-up ASAP.

Statewide Immunization Information System

33
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In what scenario would you not vaccinate a premature baby at the same rate/time as a term baby?

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If they are under 2kg.

Delay their first HBV to 1 mo WCC instead of at birth.

34
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What must all parents be given prior to immunizing their child?

A

Vaccine Information Statements by the CDC

National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act

Cover
Your
Ass

35
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What are the 3 general CI to vaccinations?

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  • Anaphylaxis
  • Immunocomped or pregnant (Only for live vaccines)
  • Moderate/severe illness
36
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What dose of corticosteroids is equivalent to immunocompromised for live vaccination contraindication?

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> 2 mg/kg/day over 2 weeks

37
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For HIV infected children WITHOUT evidence of severe immunosuppression, how do we adjust their MMR vaccine and to when?

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MMR #2 should be given 1 month later instead of at 4-6

1 Very MAD HIP-ster + Very DIM at 4-6 pm is OG schedule

38
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What is a special contraindication for varicella?

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Cellular immunodeficiency

39
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For HIV-infected children WITHOUT evidence of severe immunosuppression, what is the modified varicella schedule?

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  • Original dose still at 12 months
  • Booster 3 months later

1 Very MAD HIP-ster + Very DIM at 4-6pm is OG schedule

40
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Who do we report clinically significant adverse events post immunization to?

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VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System)

41
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How do people who have suffered an injury/death due to vaccine administration get compensation?

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National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

42
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If you suspect someone has a vaccine-preventable disease, what should you do?

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Report to state or local health department

Pertussis, measles, etc

43
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Top 2 HPV strains for Cervical Cancer

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16 & 18

44
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Earliest age you can get Gardasil

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9

Usually start at 11-12 tho

45
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In what two scenarios do you need the triple dose gardasil series?

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  • You’re starting after 15y (0,1-2mo, 6mo)
  • Immunocompromised

Normal is 2nd dose 6 months later.

46
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What are the two high-risk scenarios for contracting Bacterial meningitis?

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  1. College dorms
  2. Army recruits

Very cramped areas

47
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What is unique about flu vaccine administration in children?

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The very first flu vaccine they get should be a double dose

48
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If a child is very scared of needles, how do we vaccinate them against the flu?

A

Flumist for 2 and older.

49
Q

What is the consensus regarding egg allergies and the flu vaccine?

A

Still give it

Chance of anaphylaxis is 1 in a million

50
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In what situation do we withhold flu vaccination temporarily for children?

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Moderate to severe illness

Fever is irrelevant

51
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What children CANNOT take the Live Attenuated Flu Vaccine?

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  • Younger than 2
  • Asthma
  • Children 2-4 with hx of recurrent wheezing
  • Close contacts of severely immunocomped people

Flumist

52
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Measles buzzwords

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  • Coryza
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Cough
  • Rash
53
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Mumps buzzwords

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  • PAROTID swelling
  • Orchitis
  • Aseptic meningitis
  • Encephalitis

Mumps looks like you would mumble

lots of itis

54
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Rubella buzzwords

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  • GERMAN measles
  • mild with rash
  • CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME
  • EYE (cataracts) HEART (PDA) RUBY EARrings (deafness)
55
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How effective is MMR?

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99% reduction in measles since 1963

56
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Extra contraindication to MMR besides the regular ones

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Do not get pregnant within 28d of getting MMR

57
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Can you get the flu from the flu shot

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No.

58
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Are immunizations 100% effective?

A

No.

59
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What study made giving MMR 100000x harder

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Wakefield studies

Fraud

60
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How much of the population needs to be immunized for herd immunity generally?

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50-95% of the population

MMR outbreak @ disneyland

61
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What specific childhood illnesses require primary prophylaxis?

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N. Menigitidis

62
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Who needs prophylaxis for N. menigitidis?

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  • ALL household contacts
  • childcare/nursery in past week
  • Direct exposure to secretions
  • Flight buddies for > 8hr flight
63
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What is the prophylaxis for N. meningitidis?

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  1. Rifampin BID for 2 days (2x2)
  2. Rocephin once
  3. Ciprofloxacin once

All 3 of these!

64
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When do you give the tetanus vaccine to a wound?

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Hx of less than 3 doses or unknown

65
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When do you give tetanus immunoglobulin?

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Hx of less than 3 doses or unknown + a non-minor wound

66
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When do you give rabies immunoglobulin?

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IMMEDIATELY AFTER EXPOSURE

Symptom onset is too late.

67
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When do you quarantine an animal in relation to rabies?

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  • ANY healthy-appearing domestic animal that bit someone unprovoked should be observed for 10 days to check if it develops rabies.
  • ANY wild captured animal should be euthanized immediately and have a brain autopsy to check for rabies (DO NOT WAIT AND OBSERVE)

You don’t need to prophylaxis someone if the animal isn’t sus.

68
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What animals are the highest risk for rabies?

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  • Skunks
  • Trash Pandas
  • Foxes
  • Woodchucks
  • Bats
69
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How is the rabies vaccine dosed?

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  • Day 0
  • Day 3
  • Day 7
  • Day 14
  • Day 28 (if immunocomped)

Also give them an injection of RIG AROUND the wound and rest into arm.

Just double it

70
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Post exposure abx for pertussis

A

Azithromycin

Monitor for 21 days

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