APhA Immunization Exam Questions and Answers Latest 2022

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 corticosteriodsName 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 patientsCirculating 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: