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28 Cards in this Set
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What should you recommend a patient with altitude sickness and motion sickness, who is planning to travel? When is this recommendation contraindicated? |
Acetazolamide started the day before (preferred) Is contraindicated with sulfa allergy |
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When traveling where should prescription medications be stored? |
Medications and medical supplies should be packaged in carry on luggage. |
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Where is the “yellow book” located? |
On the CDC‘s travel website |
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What should healthcare professionals consider when preparing a patient for travel? |
Diseases spread through food and water, diseases spread through blood and bodily fluids, disease is transmitted by insects |
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What is dysentery? |
Blood mixed in with stool and is often accompanied by more severe systemic symptoms such as fever. |
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What is the primary pathogen in travelers diarrhea (TD)? |
80-90% of travelers diarrhea cases are bacterial and E. coli is the primary pathogen |
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What can you do to prevent travelers diarrhea? |
Back (Definition) |
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What can you do to prevent travelers diarrhea? |
Antibiotic prophylaxis is not routinely recommended, BUT should be used in patients who are at higher risk of developing health related complications of travelers diarrhea. Rifaximin is the preferred drug. |
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SATA: How can you treat travelers diarrhea? A) hydration, increase fluid and salt intake, oral rehydration solution B) antimotility agent like loperamide (Imodium A-D) C) Bismuth salicylate D) macrolides, quinolones or Rifaximin E) Azithromycin |
All of the above |
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What causes typhoid fever? |
Salmonella typhi, disease is spread through food or water contaminated by the feces someone with either an acute infection or from a chronic asymptomatic carrier |
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Can you vaccinate against typhoid fever? |
Yes typhoid vaccines are recommended but only 50 to 80% effective so travelers should follow safe food and water precautions and wash their hands frequently |
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What are the different types of typhoid vaccine’s and when should you get them? |
Back (Definition) |
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Can you vaccinate against cholera? |
Yes |
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What is the most common symptom of cholera? How do you vaccinate against it? |
Back (Definition) |
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Can you vaccinate against polio? |
Yes |
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Most people receive the polio vaccine in childhood, but when traveling to a place that has polio, should you vaccinate again? |
Depends |
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What are some examples of travel vaccines? |
Back (Definition) |
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What is the Hep. A vaccine used for? |
Back (Definition) |
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What diseases are transmitted through blood and body fluids? |
Hap. B and meningococcal meningitis |
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Who is the Hep. B vaccination most important for? How long does it take to complete? What if they can’t receive all of the doses prior to departure? |
Back (Definition) |
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What are some symptoms of meningococcal meningitis? How is it diagnosed? How is it spread? What are some high risk regions? What vaccines are recommended? |
Back (Definition) |
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What diseases are transmitted by insect bites? |
Japanese encephalitis, yellow fever, dengue, malaria, Zika virus |
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How can you prevent diseases transmitted by insect bites? |
Back (Definition) |
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Can you vaccinate against dengue? What are some signs of severe dengue? |
Back (Definition) |
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Can you vaccinate against dengue? What are some signs of severe dengue? |
No |
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Can you vaccinate against malaria? What specifically causes malaria? |
Back (Definition) |
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What is the quick start malaria prophylaxis regimen? |
Back (Definition) |
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What is the quick start malaria prophylaxis regimen? |
Back (Definition) |
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