codebreaker19
Test por , creado hace más de 1 año

Vaccines collaborated questions for exams

32
1
0
codebreaker19
Creado por codebreaker19 hace más de 8 años
Cerrar

Vaccines

Pregunta 1 de 12

1

Which of the following is true?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Immunocompromised patients respond better than healthy individuals to immunisation

  • Live-attenuated vaccines are made up of modified microorganisms

  • Inactivated vaccines induce a faster immune response than live-attenuated vaccines

  • All vaccines do not require cold chain storage

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 12

1

Which of the following statements are true regarding inactivated vaccines?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • They have a high possibility of inducing the disease

  • They can only be manufacture from viruses

  • They often require multiple booster shots following the initial administration

  • They can be dangerous, and should be avoided in immunocompromised patients

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 12

1

Which group of the highest risk population lack immune protection from inactivated polysaccharide vaccines?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Pregnant and breast feed women

  • Child under the age of 18

  • Immunocompromised

  • Elderly over the age of 65 years old

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 12

1

A DNA vaccine can be

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Produced by using chromosomal DNA derived from bacteria

  • Administered for clinical use in humans

  • A potential form of drug therapy when combined with other vaccines

  • Harmful and possibly cause virulence

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 12

1

The pivotal step in producing a live vaccine involves making the pathogen ___________?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Smaller

  • Stronger

  • Larger

  • Weaker

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 12

1

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of live attenuated vaccinations (LAVs)?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • They are heat labile so must have adequate cold chain storage conditions, meaning they are not ideal for developing countries

  • It is contraindicated in immunodeficient individuals

  • Multiple booster vaccinations are required to achieve protective antibody levels

  • There is a rare possibility it can revert back to the virulent strain of the pathogen

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 12

1

Which of the following statements with regards to pharmacists' role in vaccination is INCORRECT?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Pharmacists are allowed to administer any vaccinations directly to the public

  • Pharmacists host vaccination services in collaboration with nurses or doctors administering vaccination

  • Pharmacists are responsible in dispensing, distributing vaccines and cold chain management

  • Pharmacists can deliver information such as recommending vaccines, appropriate timing of vaccination and its benefits to patients

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 12

1

Mrs Smith is the regular customer of your community pharmacy. She comes into your pharmacy with a prescription for Influvac (influenza) vaccine. She tells you that she is 3 months pregnant and asks your advice whether it is safe for her to take the vaccine. What would you tell her?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Ask her to go back to the doctor to change to another brand of Influenza vaccine because Influvac is not suitable for pregnant women

  • Dispense the vaccine and reassure her that influenza vaccine is safe for pregnant women

  • Hold on to the prescription because the influenza vaccine is not suitable for her

  • Tell her that the vaccine is not required for pregnant women and it may even bring harmful effects to the infant

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 12

1

Which of the following statements are correct?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Thiomersal contains a form of mercury known as methyl mercury

  • Ethyl mercury is cleared more quickly and is less likely to accumulate in the body

  • Thiomersal is dangerous and can cause serious neurological effects when exposed to young children

  • Thiomersal is used as an active ingredient in vaccines

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 12

1

Controversy regarding vaccination of children is that vaccines can cause children to be more prone to allergic reactions. The primary biological mechanism which fosters the belief that vaccines increase the risk of developing allergies is known as...?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • They hygiene hypothesis

  • IgE suppressor pathway

  • The vaccine hypothesis

  • The allergy prone pathway

Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 12

1

A now discredited paper which was published in the Lancet claimed which vaccine led to autism?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Measles, mumps and rubella

  • Hepatitis A

  • Hepatitis B

  • Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis

Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 12

1

Which of the following regarding childhood immunisation is correct?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • The first hepatitis vaccine is administered at 2 months of age

  • Prior chickenpox infection is a contraindication to chickenpox vaccination

  • Diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus vaccine is administered at 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 4 years and at 12-16 years

  • Hepatitis A vaccine is routinely administered in children at the age of 2 months, 4 months, 6 months

Explicación

Anterior
Siguiente