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TB Skin Testing Video
The Mantoux
tuberculin skin test is a standard method of determining whether a
person is or has been infected with tuberculosis.This 6-minute video
demonstrates the technique for administering the skin test and reading the
results, with graphics, models and live patients,
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Immunizations during pregnancy must be carefully considered, weighing the risk
of the immunization against the risk of acquiring the disease for which the
patient is being immunized.
Some immunizations are generally considered safe...some are not. Here is a
partial listing of some of the immunizations considered during pregnancy.
Tetanus Booster
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Safe during pregnancy. |
Diphtheria Toxoid
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Safe during pregnancy. |
Hepatitis B vaccine
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May be safely given to pregnant
women who are at high risk of exposure. |
Influenza or pneumococcal immunization
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May be given to pregnant women
if they are at increased risk of these conditions. |
Measles, mumps and rubella vaccine
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Do not give to a woman while
pregnant but defer until after the pregnancy. |
Yellow Fever
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Can and should be given to
pregnant women traveling to areas where Yellow Fever endemic. |
Polio
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Can and should be given to
pregnant women traveling to areas where polio is endemic. |
Anthrax Immunization
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Do not administer during
pregnancy. |
Immune globulin
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May be given any time it is
clinically indicated. |
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
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