Pediatric Vaccines Flashcards
5 types of vaccines
- Live attenuated
- Inactivated
- Viral particles
- Subunit
- toxoid
what 3 vaccines are live attenuated
MMR
Flu Mist
Varicella
Toxoid vaccine example
tetneus
what are the 4 groups in which a vaccine is contraindicated
- Pregnant
- Compramised immune system
- anaphylactic reaction
- Moderate or severe illness currently
what is the allergy that should not get the flu vaccine
Egg or chicken allergy
Common Misconceptions These are NOT contraindications 3
fever
breast feeding
antibiotics
when do you want to give 2 live virus
same time if not 28 days apart
what you should know for vaccines
- 1st does
- Last does
- Contraindications
Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine is also called
MCV 4
MCV4 first does
11
MCV 4 booster
16
high risk Meningococcal
2-10 year old
Contraindications to MCV4 3
i. Latex allergy
ii. History of life-threatening allergic reaction to diphtheria toxoid
iii. Previous history of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
what ages gets the flu shot
2-49
who should NOT get the flu vaccine 5
i. children 2-17 years receiving aspirin or aspirin-containing products persons who are allergic to eggs
ii. pregnant women
iii. immunosuppressed persons
iv. children 2-4 years of age with asthma or who had wheezing in the past 12 months
v. persons who have taken influenza antiviral medications in the previous 48 hours
what is the vaccine for RSV
Synagis
what is the most serious normal reaction to a vaccine
i. Low grade fevers (<101.5F)
what are the abnormal reaction to a vaccine 4
i. crying for >3 hr
ii. High fever >104-105F
iii. Seizure
v. Anaphylactic reaction
Roseola infantum caused by what
Human Herpes Virus 6 or 7
Roseola infantum ages
6 months - 3 years
Roseola infantum textbook
- fever > 104 3 days
- rash that starts on trunk and spreads to head
- adenopathy
Roseola infantum treatment
supportive
a. Erythema Infectiosum “Fifth’s disease”
cause
. Parvo B-19
- Lace-like rash (trunk/limbs) follows slapped cheeks
What disease
Erythema Infectiosum “Fifth’s disease”