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Exam 1.3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When should you hold vaccines? | Fevers, immunocompromise, TB, Covid |
| How long is head>chest? | 1 year |
| Well child check schedule | 1 week, 2 week, 4 week, 2 month, 4 month, 6 month, 9 month, 12 month, 15 month, 18 month, 24 month, 30 month, annual starting at age 3 |
| What is a newborn screen? | Performed within first 24-48 hours through a heel stick. Tests for genetic, metabolic, and endocrine conditions. |
| 3 types of immunity are | Passive, active, and humoral |
| What is passive immunity? | Antibodies transfer from one individual to another. |
| What is active immunity? | Body makes its own antibodies after infection or vaccination. |
| What is humoral immunity? | B cells use antibodies in body fluids to defend against pathogens outside cells. |
| Inactivated vaccine definition | Killed viruses that are given in small doses |
| Live vaccine definition | Weakened form of the organism which will produce a response without causing illness |
| Recombinant vaccine definition | Genetcally modified organism |
| Conjugated vaccine definition | Altered organisms combined with another source to increase the bodies immune response |
| Toxoid vaccine definition | Toxins that are weakened to be given as a vaccine |
| Contraindications to immunization | Immunoglobulin tx in last 3-6 months, cancer tx, corticosteroid tx, immunosuppressed and or pregnant women should not receive live vaccines. |