Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Contraindications

A condition or factor associated with a recipient that makes the use of a drug, procedure, or physical agent improper or inadvisable. Contraindications may be absolute (life threatening) or relative (higher risk of complications in which benefits may outweigh risks).

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A condition or factor associated with a recipient that makes the use of a drug, procedure, or physical agent improper or inadvisable. Contraindications may be absolute (life threatening) or relative (higher risk of complications in which benefits may outweigh risks).

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11 entry terms
  • Medical Contraindications
  • Contraindication
  • Contraindication, Medical
  • Contraindications, Medical
  • Medical Contraindication
  • Contraindications, Physical Agent
  • Agent Contraindication, Physical
  • Agent Contraindications, Physical
  • Contraindication, Physical Agent
  • Physical Agent Contraindication
  • Physical Agent Contraindications

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; CONTRAINDICATIONS, DRUG and CONTRAINDICATIONS, PROCEDURE are also available; note entry term CONTRAINDICATIONS, PHYSICAL AGENT: coordinate with specific physical agent /adv eff or /ther use

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2018(1991)

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  1. E02w.208w

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WB 300

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Contraindications. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000075202. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000075202
  2. Contraindications. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraindication
  3. Contraindications. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1848900