allergy Flashcards
(21 cards)
adrenaline doses for anaphylaxis
less than 6 - 0.15
6-12 - 0.3, >12 0.5
What is the LATEST time after exposure that immunisation with hepatitis B vaccine should be given?
Seven days
when should patients with DVT (new diagnosis) travel air
two weeks after start of doac
treatment recurrence of genital herpes
800 mg three times a day for 2 days oralternatively 200mg 5 times a day for 5 days, or alternatively 400mg 3 times a day for 3–5 days.
recommended for malaria prophylaxis is available without prescription?
Chloroquine/Proguanil
endemic place where malaria comes from (cases in the UK)
West africa
type of malaria cases in the uk (from africa)
plasmodium falciparum
treatment for campylobacter
calrithromycin
how many doses of hepatitis a confers immunity for how many years
2 doses for 20 years
What percentage of adults are ASYMPTOMATIC Neisseria meningitides carriers?
6–25%
PEP should be taken for how many weeks
4 weeks
vaccinations for overseas travel is usually available free of charge through the NHS?
Cholera
travel from central america with infected chalazion
Leishmaniasis
Who makes the final decision on a patient’s fitness to fly?
The airline
scarlet fever is caused by
Group A streptococcus
Which ONE of the following infections is a notifiable disease in England and Wales but not in Scotland?
Scarlet fever
brazilian lady giving bityh to a microcephalic lady
congenital zika virus
incubation period of more than two weeks and presents with pale watery stools with large amounts of flatus
Giardiasis
presents within five days of exposure – resulting in a watery, mucus-stained diarrhoea
Cholera
How long does the yellow fever vaccination confer immunity for?
Lifelong
A 25-year-old woman who is 14-weeks pregnant presents after contact with chicken pox at a children’s party. She is certain she had chickenpox as a child.
Which one of the following pieces of advice is appropriate?
No action is necessary as immunity can be assumed
