Well Child 3 Flashcards
1
Q
Hep B Vaccine
- How many doses?
- Given at what ages?
- Incidence of Hep B has declined by 82% since 1990
- Disease spread how?
A
- 3 doses
- birth, 1-2 months, 6-18 months
- contact w/ blood or bodily fluids, birth
2
Q
Hep B
- 5 sxs? (may be asymptomatic too)
- 3 complications of dz?
- 1 contraindication to vaccine
- 2 ADEs from vaccine
A
- Sxs: jaundice, HA, wkness, V, joint pain
- complications: chronic liver infection, liver failure, liver cancer
- Contraindication: severe allergy to yeast
- ADEs: fever / pain at injection site
3
Q
What is the leading cause of hospitalizations & death from acute gastroenteritis in young children worldwide?
A
Rotavirus
4
Q
Rotavirus
- What type of vaccine?
- Given at what 3 ages?
- Dz spread how?
- 3 dz sxs?
- 2 complications of dz?
A
- Type: Live, oral vaccine
- ages: 2, 4, 6 months
- spread: saliva, oral contact
- sxs: V, D, fever
- Complications: severe diarrhea, dehydration
5
Q
Rotavirus
- 3 contraindications to vaccine
- 2 ADEs from vaccine
A
-
Contraindications:
- hx of intussusception
- infants w/ SCID (severe combined immunodeficiency)
- defer in those w/ acute moderate-severe gastro
-
ADEs:
- slight incr risk of intussusception
- V/D, cough/rhinorrhea
6
Q
DTaP (Diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis)
- How many doses?
- What ages?
- How is diphtheria spread?
- How is tetanus spread?
- How is pertussis spread?
A
- # doses: 5
- Ages: 2, 4, 6, 15/18 months, 4 yrs
- Diphtheria: air & direct contact
- Tetanus: exposure through cuts in skin
- Pertussis: air & direct contact
7
Q
4 sxs of Diphtheria
A
- sore throat
- fever
- weakness
- swollen glands in neck
8
Q
5 sxs of tetanus
A
- stiffness in neck
- stiffness in abdominal muscles
- difficulty swallowing (dysphagia)
- muscle spasms
- fever
9
Q
3 sxs of pertussis
A
- severe cough
- rhinorrhea
- apnea
10
Q
5 complications of diphtheria
A
- pericarditis
- heart failure
- coma
- paralysis
- death
11
Q
3 complications of tetanus
A
- broken bones
- breathing difficulty
- death
12
Q
2 complications of pertussis
A
- PNA
- death
13
Q
3 contraindications of DTaP vaccine
A
- do not give to children who have developed encephalopathy w/in 7 days of a previous dose of this vaccine
- defer for those w/ progressive neurological disorders (infantile spasms, uncontrolled epilepsy) until condition is stabilized
- precaution if pt developed high fever, inconsolable crying, or shock like state previously w/in 48hrs of vaccine admin.
14
Q
2 ADEs from DTaP vaccine
A
- swelling/redness at site
- fever
15
Q
HIB (Haemophilus influenza type B)
- How many vaccines?
- What ages?
- Before vaccine, HIB was leading cause of what?
A
- # doses: 4
- Ages: 2, 4, 6, 12/15 months
- invasive bacterial disease in children <5 yrs in the U.S.