A laboratory technician is exposed to a needle stick injury from a patient with hepatitis B. What is the most appropriate post-exposure prophylaxis?
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A laboratory technician is exposed to a needle stick injury from a patient with hepatitis B. What is the most appropriate post-exposure prophylaxis?
Hepatitis B vaccine
Hepatitis A vaccine
Intravenous immunoglobulin
No treatment necessary
Post-exposure prophylaxis for hepatitis B includes administering the hepatitis B vaccine.
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Q: A laboratory technician is exposed to a needle stick injury from a patient with hepatitis B. What is the most appropriate post-exposure prophylaxis?
Solution: Post-exposure prophylaxis for hepatitis B includes administering the hepatitis B vaccine.
Steps: 5
Step 1: Understand that a needle stick injury can expose a person to infections, including hepatitis B.
Step 2: Recognize that hepatitis B is a virus that can be prevented with a vaccine.
Step 3: Identify that post-exposure prophylaxis is a treatment given after exposure to prevent infection.
Step 4: Know that the most appropriate post-exposure prophylaxis for hepatitis B is to administer the hepatitis B vaccine.
Step 5: If the person is not already vaccinated, they should receive the vaccine as soon as possible after the injury.
