Chapter 19: Drugs Affecting the Immune System

Chapter 19: Drugs Affecting the Immune System

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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Attenuated vaccines are also known as:

____ 2. Live attenuated influenza vaccine (FluMist) may be administered to:

A.	All patients over 6 months of age
B.	Patients between age 2 years and 49 years with no risk factors
C.	Patients with a URI or asthma
D.	Pregnant women

____ 3. The reason that two MMR vaccines at least a month apart are recommended is:

A.	The second dose of MMR “boosts” the immunity built from the first dose
B.	Two vaccines 1 month apart is the standard dosing for all live virus vaccines
C.	If the two MMR vaccine doses are given too close together there is a greater likelihood of severe localized reaction to the vaccine
D.	Only 95% of patients are fully immunized for measles after the first vaccine, with 99% having immunity after two doses of MMR

____ 4. MMR vaccine is not recommended for pregnant women because:

A.	Pregnant women do not build adequate immunity to the vaccine
B.	There is a risk of the pregnant women developing measles encephalopathy
C.	There is a risk of the fetus developing congenital rubella syndrome
D.	Pregnant women can receive the MMR vaccine

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