CMN 571 Latest Update Study Guide Questions
and Verified Answers
how is pertussis contracted? - ✔✔- air, direct contact
what causes pertussis? - ✔✔Bordetella pertussis
pertussis symptoms - ✔✔- severe cough
- runny nose
- apnea in infants
pertussis complications - ✔✔- pneumonia
- death
how is tetanus contracted? - ✔✔- cuts in skin
- puncture wounds, including body piercings
- animal bites
- wounds from nonsterile neonatal injury
what causes tetanus? - ✔✔Clostridium tetani
tetanus symptoms - ✔✔- Stiffness in neck and abdominal muscles
- difficulty swallowing
- muscle spasms
- fever
, complications of tetanus - ✔✔- broken bones
- breathing difficulty
- death
when should DTap be given? - ✔✔four doses, given at:
- 2, 4, 6, and 15-18 months
- fourth dose can be given as early as 12 months, as long as 6 months have elapsed since third
dose
- kids should receive a fifth dose of DTap at 4-6 years old, however, the fifth dose is not needed
if the fourth dose was given after the fourth birthday
DTap contraindications - ✔✔- deferred in people with progressive neuro disorders
what causes HiB? - ✔✔haemopholus influenza type B; surrounded by a polysaccharide
capsule that contributes to its virulence
how is HiB contracted? - ✔✔air, direct contact
HiB symptoms - ✔✔- may be no symptoms unless the bacteria enters the blood
HiB complications - ✔✔- meningitis
- epiglottitis
- pneumonia
- septic arthritis
- cellulitis
- intellectual disability
Hib contraindications - ✔✔- should not be given for children older than 5yr
and Verified Answers
how is pertussis contracted? - ✔✔- air, direct contact
what causes pertussis? - ✔✔Bordetella pertussis
pertussis symptoms - ✔✔- severe cough
- runny nose
- apnea in infants
pertussis complications - ✔✔- pneumonia
- death
how is tetanus contracted? - ✔✔- cuts in skin
- puncture wounds, including body piercings
- animal bites
- wounds from nonsterile neonatal injury
what causes tetanus? - ✔✔Clostridium tetani
tetanus symptoms - ✔✔- Stiffness in neck and abdominal muscles
- difficulty swallowing
- muscle spasms
- fever
, complications of tetanus - ✔✔- broken bones
- breathing difficulty
- death
when should DTap be given? - ✔✔four doses, given at:
- 2, 4, 6, and 15-18 months
- fourth dose can be given as early as 12 months, as long as 6 months have elapsed since third
dose
- kids should receive a fifth dose of DTap at 4-6 years old, however, the fifth dose is not needed
if the fourth dose was given after the fourth birthday
DTap contraindications - ✔✔- deferred in people with progressive neuro disorders
what causes HiB? - ✔✔haemopholus influenza type B; surrounded by a polysaccharide
capsule that contributes to its virulence
how is HiB contracted? - ✔✔air, direct contact
HiB symptoms - ✔✔- may be no symptoms unless the bacteria enters the blood
HiB complications - ✔✔- meningitis
- epiglottitis
- pneumonia
- septic arthritis
- cellulitis
- intellectual disability
Hib contraindications - ✔✔- should not be given for children older than 5yr
