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Immune develops a defense against antigens in the form of

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antibodies by B lymphocytes

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How are immune globulin made?

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Pooling of IgG antibody fraction from thousand of adult donors

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What are immune globulins used for?

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Post-exposure (hepatitic, meales)

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What is a specific IgG that targets one specific antigen. Used for post-exposure prophylaxis for hep B, rabies, tetanus and varicella. Specific for one disease

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homologous human hyperimmune globin

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What is produced in animals and contains antibodies against only one antigen. Used for botulism and diphtheria.

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Heterologous hyperimmune serum (antitoxin)

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What are monoclonal antibodies used for?

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DIagnosis and certain types of cancer, treatment of cancer, prevention of transplant rejection

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What is a monoclonal antibody available for prevention of RSV. (only monoclonal antibody available for an infective)

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Palivizumab (Synagis)

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8
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What produces an immune response similar to that produced by natural infection but w/o the disease and complications?

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Vaccination

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9
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What can the presence of maternal antibody do?

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Can make it so a vaccine won’t work well int eh first year of life

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10
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What is extra material that helps stabilize the vaccine?

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Adjuvants

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What is a vaccine produced by modifying a disease producing (wild type) virus of bacterium. Resulting organism retains ability to grow and produce immunity but usually don’t cause illness.

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Live attenuated

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What is composed of whole viruses or bacteria or fractions of either (protein based or polysaccharide based)

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Inactivated virus

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Inactivated vaccine that come from the toxin that bacterial produces.

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Protein-based inactivated vaccine

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Inactivated vaccine that comes from the portion of the polysaccharide wall of the bacteria, or link it to a protein to create vaccination.

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Polysaccharide based inactivated vaccine

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WHat type vaccine can be interfered with maternal antibodies?

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Live attenuated

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16
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What vaccine is most sensitive to mom’s antibodies.

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Measles

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17
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What 2 vaccines are least effected by mom’s antibodies?

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Rotovirus

Polio

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18
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how many doses do life attenuated doses require?

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1 dose 
(except if administered orally)
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What can life attenuated vaccines be destroyed by?

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Destroyed by heat and light

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What are some life attenuated vaccines (viral)?

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MMR (measles, mumps, rubella)
Varicella zoster
Rotavirus
Intranasal influenza

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21
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What is an example of a life attenuated (bacterial)?

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Oral typhoid vaccine

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22
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How many doses do inactivated vaccines usually require?

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3-5 doses (ex- Hep B)

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23
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what does the first dose of the inactivated vaccine do?

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Primes the immune system so the response develops after 2nd or 3rd dose
Never give a vaccine too early!

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24
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What type immune response is there mostly with inactivated vaccines?

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Mostly humoral (little cellular immunity occurs)

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25
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What are three viral whole-cell vaccines (inactivated)

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Polio
Hep A
Rabies

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26
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What are some subunit fraction vaccines?

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hep B
Influenza
Acellular pertussis
HPV
anthrax
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27
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What are not very good at creating immunogenic resposne in children younger than 2?

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Pure polysaccharides so you want

to use a conjugated polysaccharide version

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28
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What improves immunogenicity upon polysaccharides, T cell dpendent?

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Conjugated polysaccharide

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29
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If there an interference with inactivated vaccine and antibodies?

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No, but there is with a live vaccine

30
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IF an antibody (immunoglobulin) is given, how long do you have to wait to give a vaccine?

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3 months

31
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If a vaccine is given, how long do you have to wait to give an antibody?

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2 weeks

32
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What is an exception to the antibody vaccine rule?

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Zoster vaccine

33
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Does anti-Rho(D) reduce response to rubella vaccine?

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No it doesn’t (can administer this regardless of rubella vaccine status)

34
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Are oral live vaccines usually affected by circulating antibodies?

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No

35
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What can you give with live attenuated vaccine?

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Inactivated vaccines

36
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When do you use immunoglobulin (passive antibodies)?

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When you are treating for the disease (ex- rabies)

37
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which two vaccines should be separated for the first dose for child 12 months- 47 months?

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MMR and varicella vaccines

38
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Can you combine vaccines into one injection?

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No except DTaP-IPV/Hib

39
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Does increasing the interval between doses of a multi-dose vaccine diminish the effectiveness?

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No, it is okay to give a vaccine later

40
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What type vaccine is most likely to have systemic ADRs?

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live attenuated

41
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What vaccine can you not given to individuals who have an egg allergy?

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Influenza vaccine

42
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What serious ADR can pertussis and a contraindication to getting further pertussis vaccines.

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Encephalopathy not due to another cause

43
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Who can not receive life vaccines?

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Pregnant women

immunosuppression

44
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If a patient received blood products, what vaccinations should they not receive?

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MMR and varicella (Not zoster)

45
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Can HPV be given during pregnancy?

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No

46
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Does breast feeding extend or improve passive immunity for baby?

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No, except maybe H. influenzae type B

47
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What type bacteria is diptheria?

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Aerobic gram positive bacillus

48
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What do you give for diptheria?

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Antitoxin (passive immunity) to neutralize circulating

49
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What antibiotics are given for diptheria?

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Erythromycin or procain Pen G

50
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What do you do for prevention of diptheria?

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diphtheria bosster and antibiotics

51
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What vaccine is diptheria (toxoid) combined with?

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teatnus toxoid

52
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Those under 7 years should receive what form of diptheria and tetanus vaccine?

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DT (DTaP for acellular pertussis)

53
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Those over 7 years shoudl recieve what type of diptheria and tetanus vaccine?

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TD (Tdap for acellular pertussis)

54
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The pediatric (DT) toxoid has how many more times diptheria toxoid?

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2-4 times as much diptheria toxoid

55
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If a patient has had 0-2 prior doses of tetanus vaccination what should you give them?

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TIG and Td or Tdap

56
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What type bacteria is haemophilus influenze Type B?

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grame negative coccbacillus

generally aerobic

57
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How do you treat H. influenze type B?

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3rd generation cephalosporin x 10

58
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what is the combo of Hep A and Hep B if over age 18?

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Twinrix

59
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What is the name of inactivated whole virus vaccine for hep A?

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HAVRIX

60
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What vaccine contains trace amounts of neomycin, streptomycin and polymixin B?

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IPV-1 (inactivated polio)

61
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Which type of polio virus is a life attenuated?

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Oral poliovaccine (shed in patients stool for up to 6 weeks- so transmission possible)

62
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What is the drug of choice for pertussis?

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Erythromycin and supportive care (manage airway)

63
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Is rotavirus a life attenuated vaccine?

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Yes (oral vaccine)

64
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What HPV virus is recommended for females and males aged 9-26 (strain 16,18,6,11)

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Gardasil- Quadrivlanet HPV (HPV4)

65
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What is a HPV vaccine approved for females only and cover types 15-18. Can be given to females 10-25.

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Cervarix

66
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What types bacteria is neisseria meningitidis?

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Aerobic gram negative bacteria

67
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What are the 2 vaccines for meningococcal (ages 2-55)?

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Menactra and Menveo

68
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Who is the intranasal spray for influenza approved for?

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Healthy, non-pregnant persons aged 2-49 years of age (can be shed in nasopharyngeal secretiosn for up to 3 weeks)

69
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what type bacteria is streptococcus penumoniae?

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gram positive bacteria

70
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what is the vaccine for pneumococcal?

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Pneumovax 23 (adults >65 or high risk)
PCV13- pneumococcal conjugate (2-59 months)
71
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What is the life attenuated varicella vaccine?

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Varivax (also in MMRV)

72
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Who is the herpes zoster vaccine available to?

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Patients >60

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