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In medicine, a contraindication is a condition (a situation or factor) that serves as a reason not to take a certain medical treatment due to the harm that it would cause the patient. [1] [2] Contraindication is the opposite of indication, which is a reason to use a certain treatment.
Absolute contraindication: myasthenia gravis. [42] Use as a tocolytic agent may result in death of the fetus or infant. [40] Flushing, lethargy, headache, muscle ...
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The opposite of an indication is a contraindication, [4] a reason to withhold a certain medical treatment because the risks of treatment clearly outweigh the benefits. In the United States, indications for prescription drugs are approved by the FDA. Indications are included in the Indications and Usage section of the Prescribing Information.
Absolute contraindications: Irreversible kidney, lung, or liver disease [41] Active cancer if it is likely to impact the survival of the patient; Life-threatening diseases unrelated to the cause of heart failure, including acute infection or systemic disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus, sarcoidosis, or amyloidosis
Commonly cited absolute contraindications to shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) include pregnancy, coagulopathy or use of platelet aggregation inhibitors, aortic aneurysms, severe untreated hypertension, and untreated urinary tract infections.
Components of this often include informed consent, anesthesia evaluation, and a pregnancy test (as current pregnancy is a contraindication to the procedure). All patients will undergo endometrial sampling to test for endometrial carcinoma, as this is an absolute contraindication to endometrial ablation.
Contraindications [ edit ] Because of the narrow difference between its therapeutic and toxic effects, quinine is a common cause of drug-induced disorders, including thrombocytopenia and thrombotic microangiopathy . [ 35 ]