contraindication
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"For certain patients who are higher-risk, who cannot undergo surgery, or did not tolerate the medication or had some other contraindication, there are limited options," he says.
From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024
For Opill, a key contraindication is if someone has breast cancer or a history of breast cancer.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2023
Her age alone is a significant risk factor, and unless she has a specific contraindication such as medication interactions, she would benefit from the reduction in severe illness that this antiviral treatment provides.
From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023
The symptoms were mild and not considered a contraindication of the mRNA-based vaccine, according to the June 1 report in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
From Reuters • Jun. 2, 2022
Contraindications.—There is no absolute contraindication to careful esophagoscopy for the removal of foreign bodies, even in the presence of aneurism, serious cardiovascular disease, hypertension or the like, although these conditions would render the procedure inadvisable.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
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