Online Med Ed Flashcards
At what age should a kid be able to walk?
1 year
Talk about speech relative to age
1:1. Add 1 word to the sentence foe every 1 year
what type of behavior is indicative of abuse ( in regards to staff)?
seeking comfort from you/the staff rather than parents
Essential SIDS safety to educate parents on?
sleep on back, don’t share beds, stop smoking
When is there a social smile?
2 months
when is there stranger anxiety?
6-12 months
when is there separation anxiety?
6-12 months
when can a kid hop on one foot?
4 years
when can a kid skip?
5 years
a child has received two doses of the hepatitis B vaccine but then hasn’t been seen in 2 years. do you need to restart the series?
no. finish the series with one time dose (need total of 3)
child has uncontrollable coughing spells with inspiratory “whoop” sound between coughs. whats the diagnosis?
pertussis
dirty wound. tetanus booster> 5 years ago but received full series. what do you do?
booster only
dirty wound with unknown tetanus status. what do you do?
vaccine + tetanus immunoglobulin
dyspnea, dysphagia, and grey pseudomembrane. what’s the diagnosis?
diptheria
how many doses of MMRV do you need?
two; one at 12-15 months and one at 4-6 years
vaccines associated with egg allergy?
yellow fever (flu and MMR okay to use now)
which vaccines are live attenuated?
MMR, varicella, and intranasal flu
what group shouldn’t get live-attenuated vaccines?
pregnant people, immunocompromised (chemo, HIV/AIDS)
what are the three types of flu vaccines? name them and their individual contraindication
1) inactivated IM injection-severe egg allergy but this is debatable
2) live intranasal-immunocompromised
3) recombinant-anaphylaxis to components
what is an absolute contraindication to giving another dose of the DTaP vaccine?
encephalopathy within 7 days of a previous dose
can you give the HPV vaccine to a sexually active teen?
yes, it will provide immunity as long as they are not already infected. Start as early as 9.
mom has an unknown Hep B status or +Hep surface antigen delivering a baby. what do you do?
Hep B vaccine to baby now. Check mom’s status. Give HepB IG to baby if cannot obtain mom status in a timely fashion.
mom has Hep B and is delivering baby, what do you do?
give baby Hep B IG and vaccine
dirty wound, >3 lifetime doses of tetanus shot, <5 years since the last one-what do you do?
send home, no further management needed.
