Tetanus Evolve Case Study
1. You are a physician doing an employment physical for a nurse to be hired at your clinic.
a. Describe what immunizations your patient should have had up to this point.
Td (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis): This combination vaccine blocks against three different diseases. Tetanus blocks against a bacterial infection due to exposure to rusty (usually metal) objects. Diphtheria is a bacterial infection that causes respiratory distress due to a membrane that covers the airways in the lungs. Pertussis is a disease similar to Diphtheria that comes from bacteria and causes whooping cough.
HPV: This vaccine blocks infection from a virus through sexual contact. It makes its way into the mouth, throat or genitals and causes infections, sometimes cancer. Certain types can cause genital warts. It is important to have three doses …show more content…
What vaccinations would you recommend at this visit and why?
Pneumococcal 13- Valent Conjugate: This vaccine protect against a bacteria that can cause serious illnesses, such as bacteremia, meningitis, and pneumonia, which can lead to invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). This is important to give to those working in immunocompromised conditions.
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide: This vaccine protects against 23 types of this bacteria, including those that are more likely to causing serious types of disease. This type of vaccine is used when strains of the disease have become resistant to other drugs, such as penicillin.
Meningococcal: This bacteria causes meningitis, which is a serious, life-threatening disease that causes inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. There can also be presence of a life-threatening infection in the blood.
HAV: This virus spreads by fecal oral. The vaccine is given to protect against inflammation of the liver caused by the virus and if not treated it can cause jaundice, abdominal pain and fatigue. If not taken care of, the patient can develop acute renal failure or may require a liver
a. Describe what immunizations your patient should have had up to this point.
Td (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis): This combination vaccine blocks against three different diseases. Tetanus blocks against a bacterial infection due to exposure to rusty (usually metal) objects. Diphtheria is a bacterial infection that causes respiratory distress due to a membrane that covers the airways in the lungs. Pertussis is a disease similar to Diphtheria that comes from bacteria and causes whooping cough.
HPV: This vaccine blocks infection from a virus through sexual contact. It makes its way into the mouth, throat or genitals and causes infections, sometimes cancer. Certain types can cause genital warts. It is important to have three doses …show more content…
What vaccinations would you recommend at this visit and why?
Pneumococcal 13- Valent Conjugate: This vaccine protect against a bacteria that can cause serious illnesses, such as bacteremia, meningitis, and pneumonia, which can lead to invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). This is important to give to those working in immunocompromised conditions.
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide: This vaccine protects against 23 types of this bacteria, including those that are more likely to causing serious types of disease. This type of vaccine is used when strains of the disease have become resistant to other drugs, such as penicillin.
Meningococcal: This bacteria causes meningitis, which is a serious, life-threatening disease that causes inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. There can also be presence of a life-threatening infection in the blood.
HAV: This virus spreads by fecal oral. The vaccine is given to protect against inflammation of the liver caused by the virus and if not treated it can cause jaundice, abdominal pain and fatigue. If not taken care of, the patient can develop acute renal failure or may require a liver