contraindicates
Advises strongly against
Contraindicates means to make a treatment or procedure inadvisable, typically in medical contexts.
A condition or factor contraindicates something when it increases the risk of harm: Pregnancy contraindicates certain medications.
Her history of bleeding disorders contraindicates surgery at this time.
The noun is contraindication.
Identification of illness
- symptomIndicator of disease
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- rule outEliminate as option
exclude · evidence · finding · presentation · differential · prognosis · suggest · recommend
Officially recommend treatment
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- adverseHarmful or opposed
- drugActive chemical compound
- interactionReciprocal action between parties
patient · allergy · condition · warning · precaution · treatment · therapy · dosage
Invasive medical procedure
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- operationProcess of working
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- diagnosticTest to identify problems
imaging · MRI · pacemaker · biopsy · transfusion · sedation · intervention · examination
diagnosis
Identification of illness
- symptomIndicator of disease
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
rule out · exclude · evidence · finding · presentation · differential · prognosis · suggest · recommend · avoid
prescribe
Officially recommend treatment
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- adverseHarmful or opposed
- drugActive chemical compound
interaction · patient · allergy · condition · warning · precaution · treatment · therapy · dosage · side effect
surgery
Invasive medical procedure
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- operationProcess of working
- screeningEvaluative selection process
diagnostic · imaging · MRI · pacemaker · biopsy · transfusion · sedation · intervention · examination · contrast dye
contraindicatesindicates
Shows or points to
recommends · prescribes · warrants · calls for · endorses
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