W12_05 practical approach to immunization Flashcards
when do you get the DPTP-Hib vaccine?
2,4,6,18 months
when is pneumococcal vaccine givem?
2,4,12 months
when is MMR vacicne given?
12 months, 4 years
when is varicella vaccine given?
15 months, 4 years
MMR and varicella cavvines are delivered how?
subcutaneous
what’s dTaP?
diptheria, tetanus, adult pertussis vaccine
what’s the minimum needle length in adults?
1 inch in adults;
5/8 in infants
note: MMR/varicella (live vaccines) need to be given TOGETHER or 1 month apart
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what’s DPTP-Hib vaccine?
diptheria;
pertussis;
tetanus;
polio;
hemophilus influenza b
white tonsils are signs of what?
diptheria or (more likely now - mononucleosis)
what does whooping cough cause?
paroxysmal, whooping cough, vomiting
what does polio cause?
assymmetric acute flaccid paralysis
why does whooping cough still exist?
adults’ vaccines wear off and they become carriers to transmit to kids
what are the conjugate vaccines?
Hib;
pneumococcus;
meningococcus
what did hemophilus influenza b cause?
meningitis, epiglottitis