Nr 565 / Nr565 Advanced Pharmacology Final Exam. Questions And Answers.

Who should receive a Tdap vaccine? Used as a booster in adolescents and adults to protect against all three diseases What are the expected side effects from vaccines? -mild reactions are common, serious events are rare; local reactions (discomfort, swelling, and erythema at the injection site); Fever is also common. -Very rare but severe effects include anaphylaxis (e.g., in response to measles, mumps, and rubella virus vaccine); -acute encephalopathy (caused by diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine); vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis (caused by oral poliovirus vaccine). 4-month-old child Vaccine Rotavirus DTaP Hib PCV13 IPV 12-month-old child Hep B Hib PCV13 Flu Vaccine MMR VAR Hep A 11-year-old child Flu Vaccine Tdap HPV Meningococcal SX of Measles -Initial symptoms include fever, cough, headache, sore throat, and conjunctivitis. Three days later, rash develops. -Rash begins at the hairline, spreads to the rest of the body in 36 hours, and then fades in a few days SX of Mumps -first symptom is swelling in one of the parotid glands, often accompanied by local pain and tenderness. The patient may also experience fever (100°F to 104°F). Swelling increases for 2 to 3 days and then fades entirely by day 6 or 7. -Painful orchitis (inflammation of the testes) develops in approximately one-third of adult and adolescent males. -Acute aseptic meningitis develops in approximately 10% of all patients; Sx of Varicella Patients typically develop 250 to 500 maculopapular or vesicular lesions, usually on the face, scalp, or trunk. Other symptoms include fever, malaise, and loss of appetite. Sx of Rubella AKA German measles; Initial symptoms include sore throat, mild fever, and swelling in lymph nodes located behind the ears and in the back of the neck. Shortly after, a rash develops on the face and scalp, spreads rapidly to the torso and arms, and then fades in 2 or 3 days. - Generally mild infections; During pregnancy, the consequences can be severe. Sx of Pertussis AKA Whooping Cough; Initial symptoms include rhinorrhea, mild fever, and persistent cough. As infection worsens, coughing becomes more intense.