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APhA Immunization Exam|103 Complete Questions & Answers
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APhA Immunization Exam|103 CompleteQuestions & Answers
What is the minimum needle length recommended for administering HepB
vaccine to an adult patient weighing 130 lb? - -Fixed 1-inch needles are
acceptable for patients weighing 60 kg (132 lb) or less.
-HZV, MMR, rabies, typhoid, varicella, or yellow fever vaccine should not be
administered to a patient with a history of anaphylaxis to: - -Gelatin
-Alan is a 47-year-old man who has no documentation of a primary series of
tetanus-containing vaccine. Which of the following would be an appropriate
primary series for Alan? - -1) Tdap
2) Td 4 weeks later
3) Td 6-12 months later
Td booster every 10 years after 3rd dose
-Candidate for PPSV23? - -All adults 65+ years
Immunocompromised (alcoholism, chronic liver; heart; lung disease,
diabetics, cochlear implants, CSF leak) patients ages 19-64
Children with asthma only if theyre treated with high dose corticosteriods
-Name the vaccine-preventable disease that may be contracted by
unimmunized children from adults serving as reservoirs for the disease,
which causes a paroxysmal cough and potentially can result in pneumonia,
seizures, encephalopathy, hypoxia, and death. - -Pertussis
-Which of the following vaccines may be administered to males and females
aged 9 through 26 years to reduce the likelihood of acquiring genital warts? -
-9vHPV
-Which of the following key questions is important to ask a patient before
administering IIV? - -Are you sick today?
*Mild illness is okay, but moderate to severe acute illness need to be
resolved before getting vaccine.
-Live attenuated vaccines.. - -produced by weakening the virus or bacteria
to reduce the likelihood that it can cause disease
, end to produce more persistent, longer-lasting immunity than inactivated
vaccines
must replicate in order for the body to produce an immune response
could cause disease in immunocompromised patients
Circulating antibodies may interfere with a live attenuated vaccine's ability
to replicate.
-Inactivated vaccines... - -are produced by killing the virus/bacteria
includes polysaccharide vaccines (conjugated [protein altered] or
unconjugated), toxoids, or cellular vaccines
-Which type of vaccine involves stimulation of B cells without the assistance
of T helper cells? - -A pure polysaccharide
*not recommended for children <2 because of their immature immune
system
-Conjugated vaccines.. - -provide longer lasting protection
the immune response that changes to a T cell mediated response allows
children <2 to form an immune response
-T/F
Both live attenuated vaccines and recombinant vaccines mimic natural
infection and involve T cells in the immune response. - -True
-The incubation period for influenza can range from: - -1-4 days
-What is the time interval for which the development of Guillain-Barré
syndrome following influenza vaccination would result in a precaution for
future influenza vaccines? - -6 weeks
-The monitoring system that health care providers should use to report
serious adverse events after vaccination is: - -VAERS
-Which of the following patients are appropriate candidates for the 2-dose
schedule of HPV9? - -11 or 12 year olds
*if series has not been started by age 15, then a 3 dose series is needed
*3 dose series recommended for immunocompromised patients
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