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dalyningkenk

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An 8-year-old child enters the clinic. He has recently emigrated from another country and has received no immunizations. His parent does not believe that he has had chickenpox.
 
  Which immunizations should he receive at this visit? (Select all that apply.)
  a. Pertussis
  b. Tetanus
  c. MMR
  d. PPD
  e. Hep B (begin series)
  f. IPV
  g. Varicella
  h. Hib

Question 2

A client with cancer is on chemotherapy and neutropenic precautions. This is a priority intervention because clients taking anticancer drugs are susceptible to infections resulting from a(n) _____ count.
 
  a. decreased white blood cell
  b. increased white blood cell
  c. decreased platelet
  d. decreased red blood cell


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dellikani2015

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B, C, D, E, F, G
The child will not get pertussis or Hib because of advanced age. Some sources do not give MMR at the same time as PPDs because of the potential for false positives on the PPD.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The decrease in white blood cell count reduces the body's defenses to infection.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Gracias!

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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