For Which Patient Should Vaccination with an Attenuated Vaccine Be

question 15

Multiple Choice

For which patient should vaccination with an attenuated vaccine be avoided?

• A) 18-month-old child who has asthma
• B) 36-year-old woman who has taken insulin by injection for 25 years
• C) 48-year-old man who has severe immunosuppression as a result of a stem cell transplant 1 month ago
• D) 66-year-old woman who takes the anti-inflammatory drug meloxicam (Mobic)daily for severe arthritis

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Definitions:

Salience Principle

Categorizing people on the basis of what initially appears prominent about them.

Categorize

involves the process of classifying or organizing items, people, or concepts into groups based on shared characteristics or criteria.

Colorblind Racism

An ideology that denies racial discrimination, assuming equality despite clear racial disparities.

Racism

The perception and treatment of a racial or ethnic group, or member of that group, as intellectually, socially, and culturally inferior to one’s own group.