APhA Immunization Exam Questions and Answers
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1. What is the minimum needle length recommended for administering
HepB vaccine to an adult patient weighing 130 lb>>>> Fixed 1-inch
needles are accept- able for patients weighing 60 kg (132 lb) or less.
2. HZV, MMR, rabies, typhoid, varicella, or yellow fever vaccine should not
be administered to a patient with a history of anaphylaxis to>>>> Gelatin
3. 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
4. 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
corticosteroids
5.Name the vaccine-preventable disease that may be contracted by
unimmu- nized children from adults serving as reservoirs for the disease,
which caus- es a paroxysmal cough and potentially can result in
pneumonia, seizures, encephalopathy, hypoxia, and death>>>>
Pertussis
6. 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
7. 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.
8. 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
Verified
1. What is the minimum needle length recommended for administering
HepB vaccine to an adult patient weighing 130 lb>>>> Fixed 1-inch
needles are accept- able for patients weighing 60 kg (132 lb) or less.
2. HZV, MMR, rabies, typhoid, varicella, or yellow fever vaccine should not
be administered to a patient with a history of anaphylaxis to>>>> Gelatin
3. 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
4. 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
corticosteroids
5.Name the vaccine-preventable disease that may be contracted by
unimmu- nized children from adults serving as reservoirs for the disease,
which caus- es a paroxysmal cough and potentially can result in
pneumonia, seizures, encephalopathy, hypoxia, and death>>>>
Pertussis
6. 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
7. 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.
8. 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
