Contraindication
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title:
Contraindication
text:
In medicine, a contraindication is a condition that serves as a reason not to take a certain medical treatment due to the harm that it would cause the patient. Contraindication is the opposite of indication, which is a reason to use a certain treatment. Absolute contraindications are contraindications for which there are no reasonable circumstances for undertaking a course of action. For example:
- Children and teenagers with viral infections should not be given aspirin because of the risk of
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Condition that serves as a reason not to take a certain medical treatment
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraindication
date created:
2004-02-11T12:36:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T04:25:10Z
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