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Descriptor English: Contraindications
Descriptor Spanish: Contraindicaciones
Descriptor contraindicaciones
Entry term(s) contraindicaciones de agentes físicos
contraindicaciones médicas
Scope note: Afecciones o factores asociados a la persona receptora que hacen que el uso de un fármaco, procedimiento o agente físico sea inapropiado o desaconsejable. Las contraindicaciones pueden ser absolutas (potencialmente mortales) o relativas (mayor riesgo de complicaciones pero el beneficio puede compensar el riesgo).
Descriptor Portuguese: Contraindicações
Descriptor French: Contre-indications
Entry term(s): Agent Contraindication, Physical
Agent Contraindications, Physical
Contraindication
Contraindication, Medical
Contraindication, Physical Agent
Contraindications, Medical
Contraindications, Physical Agent
Medical Contraindication
Medical Contraindications
Physical Agent Contraindication
Physical Agent Contraindications
Tree number(s): E02.208
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000075202
Scope note: 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).
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
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
Public MeSH Note: 2018
History Note: 2018(1991)
DeCS ID: 57167
Unique ID: D000075202
NLM Classification: WB 300
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Date Established: 2018/01/01
Date of Entry: 2017/07/11
Revision Date: 2017/07/05
Contraindications - Preferred
Concept UI M000629771
Scope note 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).
Preferred term Contraindications
Entry term(s) Contraindication
Contraindication, Medical
Contraindications, Medical
Medical Contraindication
Medical Contraindications
Contraindications, Physical Agent - Narrower
Concept UI M000630977
Preferred term Contraindications, Physical Agent
Entry term(s) Agent Contraindication, Physical
Agent Contraindications, Physical
Contraindication, Physical Agent
Physical Agent Contraindication
Physical Agent Contraindications



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