APhA Immunization Exam Test with Answers Rated A
What is the minimum needle length recommended for
Fixed 1-inch needles are acceptable for patients weighing
administering HepB vaccine to an adult patient weighing
60 kg (132 lb) or less.
130 lb?
HZV, MMR, rabies, typhoid, varicella, or yellow fever vac-
cine should not be administered to a patient with a history Gelatin
of anaphylaxis to:
1) Tdap
Alan is a 47-year-old man who has no documentation of
2) Td 4 weeks later
a primary series of tetanus-containing vaccine. Which of
3) Td 6-12 months later
the following would be an appropriate primary series for
Alan?
Td booster every 10 years after 3rd dose
All adults 65+ years
Immunocompromised (alcoholism, chronic liver; heart;
lung disease, diabetics, cochlear implants, CSF leak) pa-
Candidate for PPSV23?
tients ages 19-64
Children with asthma only if theyre treated with high dose
corticosteriods
Name the vaccine-preventable disease that may be con-
tracted by unimmunized children from adults serving as
reservoirs for the disease, which causes a paroxysmal Pertussis
cough and potentially can result in pneumonia, seizures,
encephalopathy, hypoxia, and death.
Which of the following vaccines may be administered to
males and females aged 9 through 26 years to reduce the 9vHPV
likelihood of acquiring genital warts?
Which of the following key questions is important to ask a Are you sick today?
patient before administering IIV?
, APhA Immunization Exam Test with Answers Rated A
*Mild illness is okay, but moderate to severe acute illness
need to be resolved before getting vaccine.
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
Live attenuated vaccines.. must replicate in order for the body to produce an im-
mune response
could cause disease in immunocompromised patients
Circulating antibodies may interfere with a live attenuated
vaccine's ability to replicate.
are produced by killing the virus/bacteria
Inactivated vaccines...
includes polysaccharide vaccines (conjugated [protein al-
tered] or unconjugated), toxoids, or cellular vaccines
A pure polysaccharide
Which type of vaccine involves stimulation of B cells with-
out the assistance of T helper cells? *not recommended for children <2 because of their im-
mature immune system
provide longer lasting protection
Conjugated vaccines..
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
True
mimic natural infection and involve T cells in the immune
response.
, APhA Immunization Exam Test with Answers Rated A
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 6 weeks
would result in a precaution for future influenza vaccines?
The monitoring system that health care providers should
VAERS
use to report serious adverse events after vaccination is:
11 or 12 year olds
*if series has not been started by age 15, then a 3 dose
series is needed
Which of the following patients are appropriate candi- *3 dose series recommended for immunocompromised
dates for the 2-dose schedule of HPV9? patients
*1st/2nd dose- given at 0 and 6-12 months
*if 2nd dose is given sooner than 5 months after the first
dose then a 3rd dose is needed
Why should refrigerated vaccines be stored in the middle because the temperature in the middle does not fluctuate
of the refrigerator? as much.
A history of anaphylaxis caused by neomycin would be a
Hep A, IPV, MMR, Rabies, smallpox, varicella, zoster, in-
contraindication to receiving which of the following vac-
fluenza
cines?
Orange-indicates theres a precaution for the vaccine
*
When looking at the schedule for vaccines that might be Yellow-vaccine recommended according to routine sched-
indicated for children and adolescents aged 18 years or ule
Purple-recommended for people with an additional risk
factor for which the vaccine would be indicated
What is the minimum needle length recommended for
Fixed 1-inch needles are acceptable for patients weighing
administering HepB vaccine to an adult patient weighing
60 kg (132 lb) or less.
130 lb?
HZV, MMR, rabies, typhoid, varicella, or yellow fever vac-
cine should not be administered to a patient with a history Gelatin
of anaphylaxis to:
1) Tdap
Alan is a 47-year-old man who has no documentation of
2) Td 4 weeks later
a primary series of tetanus-containing vaccine. Which of
3) Td 6-12 months later
the following would be an appropriate primary series for
Alan?
Td booster every 10 years after 3rd dose
All adults 65+ years
Immunocompromised (alcoholism, chronic liver; heart;
lung disease, diabetics, cochlear implants, CSF leak) pa-
Candidate for PPSV23?
tients ages 19-64
Children with asthma only if theyre treated with high dose
corticosteriods
Name the vaccine-preventable disease that may be con-
tracted by unimmunized children from adults serving as
reservoirs for the disease, which causes a paroxysmal Pertussis
cough and potentially can result in pneumonia, seizures,
encephalopathy, hypoxia, and death.
Which of the following vaccines may be administered to
males and females aged 9 through 26 years to reduce the 9vHPV
likelihood of acquiring genital warts?
Which of the following key questions is important to ask a Are you sick today?
patient before administering IIV?
, APhA Immunization Exam Test with Answers Rated A
*Mild illness is okay, but moderate to severe acute illness
need to be resolved before getting vaccine.
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
Live attenuated vaccines.. must replicate in order for the body to produce an im-
mune response
could cause disease in immunocompromised patients
Circulating antibodies may interfere with a live attenuated
vaccine's ability to replicate.
are produced by killing the virus/bacteria
Inactivated vaccines...
includes polysaccharide vaccines (conjugated [protein al-
tered] or unconjugated), toxoids, or cellular vaccines
A pure polysaccharide
Which type of vaccine involves stimulation of B cells with-
out the assistance of T helper cells? *not recommended for children <2 because of their im-
mature immune system
provide longer lasting protection
Conjugated vaccines..
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
True
mimic natural infection and involve T cells in the immune
response.
, APhA Immunization Exam Test with Answers Rated A
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 6 weeks
would result in a precaution for future influenza vaccines?
The monitoring system that health care providers should
VAERS
use to report serious adverse events after vaccination is:
11 or 12 year olds
*if series has not been started by age 15, then a 3 dose
series is needed
Which of the following patients are appropriate candi- *3 dose series recommended for immunocompromised
dates for the 2-dose schedule of HPV9? patients
*1st/2nd dose- given at 0 and 6-12 months
*if 2nd dose is given sooner than 5 months after the first
dose then a 3rd dose is needed
Why should refrigerated vaccines be stored in the middle because the temperature in the middle does not fluctuate
of the refrigerator? as much.
A history of anaphylaxis caused by neomycin would be a
Hep A, IPV, MMR, Rabies, smallpox, varicella, zoster, in-
contraindication to receiving which of the following vac-
fluenza
cines?
Orange-indicates theres a precaution for the vaccine
*
When looking at the schedule for vaccines that might be Yellow-vaccine recommended according to routine sched-
indicated for children and adolescents aged 18 years or ule
Purple-recommended for people with an additional risk
factor for which the vaccine would be indicated
