Nu 641 advanced pharm - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Live Attenuated vaccines general principles Correct Answer-Not administered to immunocompromised patients Usually not given if patient has febrile illness If patient needs two live vaccines: Correct Answer-Give both the same day OR Administer at least 4 weeks apart Can live attenuated vaccine be administered in pregnancy? Correct Answer-Not administered in pregnancy Pregnancy should be avoid for 1 month after vaccination Drug interaction with live attenuated vaccine? Correct Answer-...

NU 641 Advanced Pharm Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers When restarting oral contraceptives when do you start? - Answer- 1st day of visit and use backup contraception (condom) for 7 days Why should a patient try to take oral contraceptives at the same time everyday? - Answer- to prevent breakthrough bleeding If transitioning to a different oral contraceptive the new pack would be started? - Answer- at the beginning of the next menstrual cycle A patient is taking both oral cont...

NU 641 Advanced Pharm (for NPs) Vaccines Exam Questions with All Correct Answers At what age can Gardasil be administered? - Answer- Gardasil females and males age 9 to 26 yrs Males for prevention of genital warts At what age can Cervarix be administered? - Answer- Cervarix females age 10 to 25 yrs Inactivated Influenza Vaccine - Answer- Trivalent: 3 strains of influenza, 2 type A and 1 type B Strains change annually based on predicted circulating strains Quadrivalent: approved Decem...

NU 641 Advanced Pharm (for NPs) Vaccines -questions and answers

Causes of drug resistance: - Answer-1.Recent use of antibiotics Overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics 2.Age younger than 2 years or older than 65 years 3.Day-care center attendance 4.Exposure to young children 5.Multiple medical comorbidities 6.Immunosuppression Why is it important to vaccinate with pneumococcal vaccine? - Answer-Vaccination with pneumococcal vaccine has decreased resistance to antibiotics What class of antibiotics are the most effective? - Answer-Beta-lactam Beta lact...

Causes of drug resistance: - Answer-1.Recent use of antibiotics Overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics 2.Age younger than 2 years or older than 65 years 3.Day-care center attendance 4.Exposure to young children 5.Multiple medical comorbidities 6.Immunosuppression Why is it important to vaccinate with pneumococcal vaccine? - Answer-Vaccination with pneumococcal vaccine has decreased resistance to antibiotics What class of antibiotics are the most effective? - Answer-Beta-lactam Beta lact...

Live Attenuated vaccines general principles correct answer: Not administered to immunocompromised patients Usually not given if patient has febrile illness If patient needs two live vaccines: correct answer: Give both the same day OR Administer at least 4 weeks apart Can live attenuated vaccine be administered in pregnancy? correct answer: Not administered in pregnancy Pregnancy should be avoid for 1 month after vaccination Drug interaction with live attenuated vaccine? correct a...

What is AIDS? - Answer-AIDS is characterized by progressive immune suppression leading to opportunistic diseases - caused by chronic HIV infection What is HIV? - Answer-HIV - retrovirus that can be divided into 2 serotypes: HIV1 and HIV2 HIV-1 is responsible for human HIV infections Rapid dissemination into lymph system and organs after initial infection Host immune response limits viral replication initially Progression to AIDS in average 10 years if not treated HIV-2 is a less pathogeni...

Causes of drug resistance: correct answer: 1.Recent use of antibiotics Overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics 2.Age younger than 2 years or older than 65 years 3.Day-care center attendance 4.Exposure to young children 5.Multiple medical comorbidities 6.Immunosuppression Why is it important to vaccinate with pneumococcal vaccine? correct answer: Vaccination with pneumococcal vaccine has decreased resistance to antibiotics What class of antibiotics are the most effective? correct ans...

NU 641 Advanced Pharm for NPs Antibiotics Exam Questions with All Correct Answers Causes of drug resistance: - ANSWER 1.Recent use of antibiotics Overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics 2.Age younger than 2 years or older than 65 years 3.Day-care center attendance 4.Exposure to young children 5.Multiple medical comorbidities 6.Immunosuppression Why is it important to vaccinate with pneumococcal vaccine? - ANSWER Vaccination with pneumococcal vaccine has decreased ...