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preventive medicine
bingousmle - 04-10-10 00:58
You are caring for a 23-year-old healthy homosexual male who works as an accountant and lives alone. He had the “typical childhood vaccinations” and provides documentation of his immunization record. He is up to date on tetanus, and was primarily immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, polio, hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, and H. influenzae type b. Which of the following vaccinations is indicated for this patient?
a. Varicella
b. Meningococcus
c. Hepatitis A
d. Pneumococcus
e. A booster of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine
bingousmle - 04-10-10 00:58
You are caring for a 23-year-old healthy homosexual male who works as an accountant and lives alone. He had the “typical childhood vaccinations” and provides documentation of his immunization record. He is up to date on tetanus, and was primarily immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, polio, hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, and H. influenzae type b. Which of the following vaccinations is indicated for this patient?
a. Varicella
b. Meningococcus
c. Hepatitis A
d. Pneumococcus
e. A booster of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine
The correct answer and explanation will be available after you answer.
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Re: preventive medicine conym5 - 04-10-10 09:57 My answer is: b.
Meningococcal vaccine can be given to young college freshman, military persons, asplenic patients.
Pneumococcus only for chronic diseased pts and above 65yrs
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Re: preventive medicine babbu5508 - 06-18-10 14:44 My answer is: c.
hepatitis A virus which is most commonly transmitted by the fecal-oral route via contaminated food or drinking water.
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